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96 HAZRAT AMMAN JAN ’ S (RA) TARBIYAT Two incidents are related by Hazrat Amman Jan ’ s grandchildren which illustrate her accurate assessment of the finer sensibilities of children. They show how she cared for and protected children within the boundaries of truth, whilst avoiding embarrassing them. Sahibzadi Qudsia Begum has mentioned her grandmother ’ s astonishing wisdom and insight. She reflects that despite having no formal education or degrees, elders like Hazrat Amman Jan (ra) were able to assess the psychology of children. On one occasion at a family wedding, Qudsia Begum remembers attending a dinner at her great uncle ’ s house, Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ismail Sahib (ra). A large white tablecloth was spread over a dinner table. Most of her family were present. One relative asked the young Qudsia Begum to pass a dish of curry. Qudsia Begum dropped the dish as young children are prone to do. She felt utterly embarrassed in her great uncle ’ s house, as they only occasionally visited. Hazrat Amman Jan (ra) perceived this and to remove her discomfort, she remarked to the adult who had asked for the dish: “ Don ’ t you know; she is just recovering from a fever? ” (Earlier Qudsia Begum had been suffering from malaria). “She is still weak…how can she carry such a heavy dish? Why did you ask her to pass such a dish? ” Qudsia Begum relates that she was at that time no longer suffering from the symptoms of malaria but much more from acute embarrassment, which her kind grandmother helped to alleviate. 5. 12 REFERENCES: 5. 1 Sahih Bukhari Chapter No: 23, Funerals (Al-Janaaiz) Hadith no: 441 5. 2 Address to Lajna Ima ’ illah at Jalsa Salana Canada by Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih IV (rh); July 6 1991