Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 49
49 Dr. Manzoor Ahmad Behrwi of Peshawar relates a similar incident concerning his own wife. In 1925 , he was blessed with the chance to build a small house in Qadian in the Darul - Fadl area. Whilst visiting Qadian, his wife who had a baby daughter in her lap met Hadrat Amman Jan ra. She insisted that Hadrat Amman Jan ra visit their house which was under construction. Hadrat Amman Jan ra pro mised to do so and came. She spent a long time praying in the new house and then enquired how many children they had. The wife of Dr. Manzoor replied, " T hree daughters. " Hadrat Amman Jan ra asked if they had any sons. "Not yet ", she replied. Hadrat Amman Ja n ra asked the name of her baby daughter and the wife replied “Amatul Bashir” (ie daughter of a messenger of good news) upon which Hadrat Amman Jan ra remarked with happiness; " Now that Allah Almighty has given you good news you will Insha ’ Allah have boys ". Indeed , soon after she was blessed with two boys, Mansoor Ahmad and Mahmood Ahmad. In all , they were blessed with a total of four sons and four daughters. There are many such incidents illustrating the truth of Hadrat Amman Jan ’ s blessed words. Indeed , throughout her life and on a daily basis Allah Almighty blessed Hadrat Amman Jan ra with Divinely guided insight and perception, restricted for the most devoted servants of His. It is interesting to mention an incident related from one of Hadrat Amman Jan ’ s ra own family members, her grandson , Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad ru (later Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV). He has narrated that once as a young, boisterous boy , he was playing “ kabaddi ” 40 when he knocked over a boy and accidentally broke his l eg. Consequently, his grandmother then directed him to stop playing th e sport. He obeyed her direction for a long time until the partition of India. Then one day he was visiting Sindh and as a keen sportsman in a moment of excitement, 40 A popular sport in Pakistan similar to the English “team tag”.