Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 4
4 family, which would be blessed. Hence, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as proposed to marry his daughter and urged Mir Nasir Nawwab Sahib to take time to consider the sincere proposal. Mir Nasir Nawwab initially hid Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ’ s letter from his wife Sayyedah Begum. He was aware that she would have reservations due to Mirza Sahib ’ s first marriage (which in practical terms had ended) and the age difference. Meanwhile , other proposals came for Nusrat Jahan Begum ra , but Sayyedah Begum was not completely satisfied with any of them, despite some being from affluent families. Muhammad Hussain Batalavi (a contemporary and fellow student of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as ) wrote to Mir Nasir Nawwab, strongly recommending Mirza Sahib as a pious and noble man of good family. However, Mir Nasir Nawwab still refrained from showing the proposal to Sayyedah Begum. Apart from any personal objections she may have had, relations between the peopl e of Delhi and the Punjab were often not amicable, also giving him doubts about the feasibility of the match. A proposal came from a man in Ludhiana which Mir Nasir Nawwab Sahib thought to be promising. However , after investigating his family , Sayyedah Begum was not satisfied and rejected the match. At this point , Mir Nasir Nawwab Sahib expressed his frustration that his daughter who was now 18 years old may be left a spinster, if his wife continued to reject all her suitors. In response, Sayyed ah Begum replied , “ B etter than any of these would be Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as ”. At this point , her husband promptly showed her Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's as letter and said that she should now make a decision quickly. She replied , “ Very well, you may write to him. ” Hence , Mir Nasir Nawwab immediately took out his pen and did so. In this manner began the p rocess by which this blessed union would