Life of The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 9
CHILDHOOD During his childhood, the Promised Messiah as often visited his mater- nal relatives. After claiming to be the Reformer of the age, whenever his maternal family visited Qadian, they would reminisce about his pious childhood. Nawab Mubarakah Begum ra, the eldest daughter of the Promised Messiah as, narrates that the Promised Messiah as particularly liked meethi tikkiyan * because it reminded him of his mother. He, however, preferred them for his children, rather than for himself. He would ask his wife Hazrat Nusrat Jahan Begum ra—whom the Jama’at affectionately refers to as Hazrat Amman Jaan ** —to make these patty cakes which the chil- dren would enjoy with relish. The Promised Messiah as had a twin sister, Jannat Bibi, who died in her infancy. In addition, he had one sister and two brothers. His elder brother was Mirza Ghulam Qadir. His sister Murad Begum was married to Mirza Muhammad Baig of Hoshiarpur but she was widowed at a very * A deep fried dessert, made with flour, clarified butter, sugar, cardamom powder, milk, sesame seed, desiccated coconut, and semolina. ** Meaning respected mother.