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56 separate the two foods. Amatul Mateen Sahiba recalls doing this exercise speedily. However, Hazrat Amman Jan (ra) would again mix up the grains, and would ask Amatul Mateen Sahiba to repeat the process three or four times. She would then let her granddaughter go out to play again. In this way Hazrat Amman Jan (ra) subtly developed many good qualities. Firstly, she developed the habit of obedience in her granddaughter. Secondly, she increased her granddaughter ’ s level of concentration and patience; and thirdly, she encouraged the habit of performing domestic chores. These were all essential qualities that Hazrat Amman Jan (ra) sought to develop in her granddaughter, which were undoubtedly invaluable to her in adult life. 3. 13 REFERENCES: 3. 1 Sahih Bukhari, Chapter 48, Hadith No. 7 3. 2 Address to Lajna Ima ’ illah at Jalsa Salana UK by Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rh), July 27, 1991 3. 3 Way of the Seekers by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, p. 49, Islam International Publications Ltd, 2002 3. 4 Way of the Seekers by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, p. 50-57, Islam International Publications Ltd, 2002 3. 5 Sunan Ibn Majah 3671: Book 33, Hadith 15 3. 6 Sahih Muslim Chapter No: 2, Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah) Hadith no: 432 3. 7 Way of the Seekers by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, p. 51, Islam International Publications Ltd, 2002 3. 8 Way of the Seekers by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, p. 52, Islam International Publications Ltd, 2002 3. 9 Way of the Seekers by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, p. 51-52, Islam International Publications Ltd, 2002 3. 10 Way of the Seekers by Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, p. 55, Islam International Publications Ltd, 2002