Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 121
121 Respect for Teachers B oth the Promised Messiah as and Hadrat Amman Jan ra had a great respect and appreciation for knowledge and education and thus regarded the status of teachers as distinguished and venerable. They both strived to instil this attitude in their children. The deference with which both the Promised Messiah as and Hadrat Amman Jan ra entertained the teachers of their children provoked embarrassment and astonishment in such persons, as they considered this job a great honour and privilege. Mahmood Ahmad ‘ Irfaani Sahib has related that his fathe r , Mian Yaqoob ‘ Ali Sahib, 72 narrated to him with tears in his eyes of the reception the Promised Messiah as gave him, when he went to teach his son , Hadrat Mirza Bashir ud Din Mahmood Ahmad ra. He was truly amazed at the polite and respectful welcome of the Promised Messiah as , who reassured him that he would take care of any of his needs. Mian Yaqoob ‘ Ali Sahib expressed that it was his good fortune to have the opportunity to serve the Promised Messiah ’ s as family. However, the Promised Messiah as replied , " N o , it is necessary to look after one's teacher also. " Yaqoob ‘ Ali Sahib then went into Mubarak Mosque to teach the young Mahmood (later Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra ). The Promised Messiah as reappeared from Baitul - Fikr (another room in the mosque), with a tray of tea and biscuits for him. Yaqoob ‘ Ali Sahib was so overcome with embarrassment that he found it difficult to speak. When he had composed himself, he asked the Promised Messiah as why he had troubled himself so much. The Promised Mess iah as replied , "It is vital to attend to one's teachers and in this way children also learn this. " 72 Both father and son wrote the first biography of Hadrat Amman Jan in 1945.