Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ismail (ra) — Page 18
18 3 : "ASSISTANT SURGEON " Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ismail ra was born on Monday, 18 July 1881, in Delhi. His father Ḥaḍrat Mir Nasir Nawab ra later migrated from Delhi and relocated to Qadian, along with his family. He, therefore, r eceived his early schooling in Qadian, and was brought up in the direct care of the Promised Messiah as. In 1900, he completed his intermediate schooling or high school. He passed with a first division, which was considered an achievement in those days. The Promised Messiah as and Ḥaḍrat Ammāñ Jān ra , both, were keen to see him study Medicine. His father Ḥaḍrat Mir Nasir Nawab ra , however, could not afford sending him to a medical college. On account of his scores, Ḥaḍrat Mir Ismail ra had won a scholarship from the government, but the scholarship was not enough to cater for the cost of his studies in a medical college. One day, Ḥaḍrat Mir Ismail received a sealed letter from his sister Ḥaḍrat Sayyeda Nusrat Jahan Begum ra , stating that she would gladly bear all the remaining expenses of his medical studies, and that she would provide this amount from her own personal resources. And so, in 1900, Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ismail ra got admitted into the King Edward Medical College in Lahore, and the wishes of the Promised Messiah as were fulfilled. Being a brilliant and industrious student, he was able to win scholarships throughout his student career. These scholarships, along with the amounts he received from his father and older sister, were enough to cover the expenses of his Medical