Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 109
109 Hadrat Amman Jan’s ra Kindness to Orphans, the Needy and Students One of Hadrat Amman Jan's ra remarkable qualities was her compassion and kindness towards the needy, which was both an instinctive reflex and part of an ongoing desire to please her Creator, by caring for His Creation. The extent of this philanthropy was outstanding. It was not merely a social project for a few days, but a lifetime ’ s commitment. Hadrat Amman Jan ra raised orphans, young ch ildren and even babies. Not only would she take in one child, sometimes she would "adopt" a whole family of siblings into her household. She not only catered for the physical needs of these orphans (ie food and clothing), but also nurtured their moral, spiritual and intellectual development. She would make them literate and would then instruct them to recite the Holy Qur ’ an, moral stories, or other religious books (some even of the Promised Messiah as ). She would also care for their social well - bei ng. In order to maintain their self - respect and dignity, she would sit alongside them at mealtimes. Significantly, she also directed her children and grandchildren to eat with them. In many ways Hadrat Amman Jan ra was a social reformer as well as a religious leader amongst women, for such practices rejected any class divisions, an integral part of Indian society at the time. Once when her grandson , Hadrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad rh64 , refused to sit with some of the orphans for his dinner, Hadrat Amman Jan r a did not offer him any food. Thus , he learnt a lifelong lesson at a young age, that there are no class divisions amongst humans in the Sight of Allah Almighty. 64 Later, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III ru