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32 provide for her family, and never thought it appropriate to ask for help. She gave her children pious training, and even though she had only one son, she still dedicated him to the service of religion. She respected Khilaafat immensely and would not tolerate any objections against Khilaafat. She led a very pure life and faced all hardships bravely. In addition, Allah had given her a very good mem- ory. She recited the Holy Quran very frequently. By the end of her life, she had memorized most of the Holy Quran. There was never a conflict between her word and her deed. She lived her life gloriously and then left the world to be with her Creator. 7 Her granddaughter, Bushra Samee, writes about her: Ever since I can remember, I saw Ammaa Jee [meaning ‘Respected Mother’] travelling a lot for the work of Lajna Ima’illah. On one of these