Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 92
92 HAZRAT RA looking for a suitable match for himself in his own family. For a time, the search went on. The Promised Messiah as was also looking for a suitable match for him. In March 1889, on his advice, Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra got in touch with Sufi Ahmad Jaan, a mystic of Ludhiana, for the hand of his daughter, Sughra Begum. 33 The match was accepted and a date for the wedding was set. Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as himself accompanied Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud- Deena to the marriage ceremony. In this way the second marriage of Hazrat Maulawi Noor- ud-Deena took place with Sughra Begum, who later came to be known in the Jama'at as Amma ji, meaning 'Mother'. Just as the Promised Messiah as had thought, the match proved to be a blessed one. With Sughra Begum, Hazrat Maulawi Noor-ud-Deen ra had one daughter and five sons, four of whom grew to adulthood. His daughter, Amatul Hayee was born on 1 August 1901 and was later married