Life of The Promised Messiah (as) — Page 15
MARRIAGE & CHILDREN According to the custom of those times, the Promised Messiah as was first married at fifteen or sixteen years of age. His wife was Hurmat Bibi, the daughter of his maternal uncle Mirza Jami’at Baig. God Almighty blessed him with two sons from this marriage: Mirza Fazl Ahmad and Mirza Sultan Ahmad ra. Mirza Sultan Ahmad ra received the title of Khan Bahadur. This is a title of respect and honour that was given by the British to those who performed faithful service to the empire. He also gained literary prominence. * According to God’s will, the Promised Messiah as married again in 1884 into a notable Syed family of Delhi. His second wife was Sayyedah Nusrat Jahan Begum ra. She was the daughter of Hazrat Mir Nasir Nawab ra. In a revelation, God Almighty addressed this great lady as ‘My Khadijah’. Hazrat Amman Jaan ra, got married to the Promised Messiah as at seventeen years of age and became a mother figure for the entire Jama’at, sharing in people’s miseries and misfortunes. * He did not take the oath of allegiance to the Promised Messiah as during his lifetime but later undertook Bai’at at the hand of Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih II ra.