Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 146
146 and eat together (although this was not customary for family and domestic helpers). Hadrat Amman Jan ra would similarly take the girls of her family out to places like "Qadirabad" for their enjoyment. She would organise tennis games for the girls in a private area. She realised the benefits of fresh air and physical activity for health and wellbeing. On suc h occasions, she would sit and watch the girls play tennis in order to please them. During these trips to Qadirabad, Hadrat Amman Jan ra would also perform another compassionate deed, which was to visit the families of her household staff. She would then go home and inform her household helpers of how their families were keeping. Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV ru exhorted that we develop resolve in children from a young age, so that they can withstand the afflictions of life or the bad conduct of others, without becoming disheartened. He argued that gentleness in a person ’ s character can coexist with resolve and courage. Indeed , Hadrat Amman Jan ra was such a beautiful example of a person who combined these moral qualities. Alongside her gentle dispositio n, she had a steel - like inner strength that manifested itself during the adversities of life. This inner strength was something she encouraged in her children. By the Grace of Allah Almighty, four of the five khulafa’ of the Ahmadiyya Movement to date, ha ve been of the progeny of Hadrat Amman Jan ra. These spiritual successors were Divinely appointed by Allah Almighty, proving their exceptionally high moral standards and virtue. Their appointments also indicate that Hadrat Amman Jan ra was successful in incu lcating these important moral qualities in her offspring. Thus , we too should take heed of Hadrat