Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 118
118 the consideration Hadrat Amman Jan ra showed to such ladies. On one occasion , a widow known as “ Banu ” living with Hadrat Amman Jan ra cooked a dish for her. She had mistakenly added too much salt or chilli to the food. Consequently, Hadrat Amman Jan ra had to spit out the food into a nearby spitting basin. 70 Hadrat Amman Jan ra did not exclaim or complain but remained quietly composed. She told the ladies in her company not to tell Banu what had occurred, being sensitive to her emotional state at the time. She explained to the ladies that Banu was grieving for the recent loss of her husband during the P artition of India and so should not be further distressed. It appears that Hadrat Amman Jan ra strived to do good deeds almost every minute of her day and at every opportunity. Her kindness also extended to strangers. Surprisingly innovative, Hadrat Amman Jan ra tried to continuously extend the boundaries of her good deeds. Her idea to feed prisoners (those who had committed minor crimes such as petty theft), also demonstrates how social welfare was one of the priorities in her life. Hadrat Amman Jan ra donated 50 rupees (a significant amount), to provide a delicious meal for such prisoners. She also performed another great social service; due to her honest and just reputation , people would often ask her to safeguard their money. This she did with great responsibility and integrity. Furthermore, she would utilise these trusts to give loans to the destitute, but only in genuine cases and not to habitual borrowers. Hadrat Amman Jan ra also cared for the social needs of any students she came across living in Qadian. Seith Yusuf Alah Din Sahib relate d that he came to Qadian at a young age in the pursuit of 70 Spitting basins were used whilst eating “paan” (betel leaf).