He would regularly admonish us to keep increasing in our spirituality, knowledge and good virtues
Chini Sahib’s wife says those times were difficult and sometimes they could only afford one bottle of milk a day, yet, he would give this bottle to his mother. Chini Sahib served his mother very well. She says, “His life was defined by his devotion to his work. When he was in good health, he would work until late in his office and sometimes work through the night until the morning. At home he was most concerned about bringing up his children in a righteous manner. He had no interest in their individual worldly pursuits. He was very simple in his choice of food and clothing.”
He would encourage all his children and later his sons-in-law to take part in all discussions
His elder daughter, Dr Qurratul-Ain writes, “It is difficult for me to describe certain attributes of my father in words. He was kind, loving, hardworking, tireless, humble and an optimistic person. He would take a keen interest in our secular education and would ask what the teachers had said about a particular subject. He would say that the purpose of our lives was to propagate the message of Islam, especially to the Chinese people. He would often say that people should begin believing in God merely by looking at our conduct and personality, as children who believe in God are better than those who do not. He would also say that we should be regular in whatever work we undertook. In our childhood he never scolded us, he would always explain things in an affectionate manner. The only time he was strict was in regards to the regularity in Salat. In order to inculcate this habit within us, he would go the mosque for all of the five daily prayers. During school holidays, he would give us books to read and later test us on what we had learnt”. She says, “He once gave us an old copy of Kashti-e-Nuh [Noah’s Ark] and said that we ought to read it as its Urdu language was not as difficult as some of the other Urdu books [of the Promised Messiah (as) ]. He then said that that was the first book that he himself had read whilst he was a student at Jamia Ahmadiyya.”
Chini Sahib was concerned about [his daughters] observing purdah while at university. He had instructed them to observe purdah when they were at university, and if it was essential to take off the veil, it was only to be for the duration of the classes, but then they ought not to be wearing any make-up. He had sought permission from Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV (rh) for them to attend university. He granted permission on the condition that they would observe purdah and if the veil needed to be removed, it should only be removed for the duration of the class, and in that case they should not wear any make-up and the veil ought to be worn again immediately afterwards.
Chini Sahib’s younger daughter Munazzah writes, “He would say to us that we should aim for the moon, so that we would at least https://loansolution.com/installment-loans-tn/ obtain the stars, i.e. that we should always aim high. Beside the five daily prayers in congregation, he encouraged his children to offer the Tahajjud [pre-dawn voluntary] prayers. He would wake us up for prayers by sprinkling water over us. He would ask us to read the books by the Promised Messiah (as) and the Khulafa. He would sit with us for hours answering our questions patiently and would not get irritated by insignificant matters.” This is an example for all parents. She then says, “He always said that we should use our faculties given to us by God Almighty and not waste them. He said that whatever we did, we ought to do it with the intention of performing an act of God’s worship. He would say that spiritual progression was like a staircase. There may be some breaks at times, but it would soon be followed by an upward journey.”