Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 88
88 On one occasion , Hadrat Amman Jan ra complimented another lady whom she had visited several times and always found busy in some household chores. Amatur Rashid Shaukat Sahibah relate d concerning her mother , " Whenever Hadrat Amman Jan ra came to our house, my mother would always be busy in some household job. One day , she said to Hadrat Amman Jan ra , "It seems whenever you visit, I happen to be occupied in some domestic job , " to which Hadrat Amman Jan ra positively responded , "I don't like a person who can't be useful. . . I am very happy to see someone usefully employing themselves. This is nothing to be embarrassed about. This is a very good habit of yours - that you are always busy in some household cleaning or household work. . . unlike most women who go out and about. " 56 Another witness to Hadrat Amman Jan's ra hard - working nature and humility was Ruqayya Begum Ansari of Lahore. She recollects that her family had moved to Qadian in 1924. One day she and her mother visited Hadrat Amman Jan ra. As they entered Darul - Masih , they were surprised to see Hadrat Amman Jan ra kneading some dough to make “ rotis ”. Ruqayya Begum's mother exclaimed , "Hadrat Amman Jan ra , are you doing that on your own?" (It was customary to get servants to do this in larger households). Hadrat Amman Jan ra laughed and replied in Punjabi , "What! Am I a man and not a woman ? " Hadrat Amman Jan ra humbly indicated that as a woman she was only doing what women traditionally do, thus there was no cause for surprise. Ruqayya Begum and her mother were deeply impressed by this candid response, which conveyed Hadrat Amman Jan's ra humility, simple views and complete lack of conceit. Hadrat Amman Jan ra had a down - to - earth and pragmatic approach to life, 56 “ Sirato Sawaneh Hadrat Amman Jan” Prof. S. N. Saeed, p182, quote from Misbah , May - June, 1952.