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57 It was owing to traits of character such as these that Ahmadi women were wholeheartedly devoted to her, looking upon her with greater love and respect than they did even in the case of their own mothers. Whenever they happened to be in difficulty, or worried over something, they always came running to her for advice and comfort. This is not the slightest doubt that Hazrat Amma Jaan, for the female members of the Ahmadiyya Movement, was like a great pillar of strength and comfort. In fact, she was like a strong citadel that afforded shelter to the womenfolk wherein they found quiet, peace, and happiness. 10 As far as I can see, however, in all her life, the following two incidents are the most graphically illustrative of Hazrat Amma Jaan’s righteousness and fear of God, and her absolute reliance on Allah, her great devotion to religion, and her exceptionally high morale. In order to make the argument conclusive in the case of some of his kith and kin, and on the basis of a Divine Revelation to that effect, when the Promised Messiah made a prophecy concerning his marriage with Muhammadi Begum, he saw one day that Hazrat Amma Jan was saying her Prayers in a secluded spot in the house, weeping distractedly during the Prayer from excess of emotion, the prayer she was so feelingly addressing to God having been none other than this that Allah in His limitless power fulfil this prophecy. When she had finished, the Promised Messiah, who had happened to catch the drift of these outpourings of her heart, said to her: “You know, if this prophecy is fulfilled, I will be taking unto myself a second wife, who shall be a saukan, (a rival) for you. ” Without hesitation, and spontaneously, Hazrat Amma Jaan replied: “I do no care, and I do not mind that; I have no though in the matter for my own feelings and emotions. My happiness really lies in the word of God and your prophecy being fulfilled. ” Let us pause her for a moment and marvel at the height and depth of this extraordinary faith on her part, that sacrificing the most natural emotions of a woman’s heat, all she was keen on was the pleasure and glory of God. It is possible that among the reasons in the eyes of God which eventually made for an alteration in the fulfillment of this prophecy, seemingly in some respects, this most remarkable frame of mind on the part of Hazrat Amma Jaan may have been one 11