Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ismail (ra) — Page 103
103 THE FAMILY OF ḤAḌRAT MIR MUHAMMAD ISMAI L WIVES Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ismail ra had two wives: 1. Ḥaḍrat Shaukat Sultan (1887 - 1967): She was born in 1887. She was also a cousin of Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra. H er father was Syed Bashiruddin Ahmad , and her mother was Rif'at - un - Nisa Begum. Rif'at - un - Nisa Begum was the si ster of Ḥaḍrat Mir Nasir Nawab ra. Ḥaḍrat Mir Ismail ra married Ḥaḍrat Shaukat Sultan upon the wishes of the Promised Messiah as and Ḥaḍrat Ammāñ Jān ra. In fact, when the Promised Messiah as realized that Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra was reluctant due to the fact that Ḥaḍrat Shaukat Sultan was not an Ahmadi at that time, Ḥuḍūr wrote a letter to Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra , strongly recommending this match. She was wedded to Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra in July 1906. This marriage bore no children. Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib 's children, all of whom were from his second marriage, were all, very closely attached to Ḥaḍrat Shaukat Sultan , their elder mother, and addressed her as " Ach ī Amm ān ", mea ning “ Good Mother ”. The affection between Ḥaḍrat Shaukat Sultan and her step - children was mutual. Hailing from a literary family of Delhi, Shaukat Sultan Begum was remarkably conversant with the Urdu language. She died in 1967 and is buried in Bahishtī Maq barah Rabwah.