Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ismail (ra) — Page 39
39 The Messiah is by definition, someone anointed by God, and by implication, anyone who is blessed by the Messiah, too, becomes anointed. In crude words, this phenomenon can be likened to a Midas touch, except that this is of a spiritual kind. The Co mpanions of the Promised Messiah as , who lived in his sacred company, had in a spiritual sense, been anointed by the Messiah. The spiritual potentials and qualities of each individual Companion were thereby, tremendously enhanced. Those among his Companions , who were temperamentally inclined towards scholarly pursuits, shined as eminent scholars and those among his followers who had mystical propensities shined as eminent Ṣūfī s. Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ismail ra belonged to the latter class of Aṣḥāb - e Ahmad. Ḥaḍr at Mir Sahib ’s Taṣawwuf can be appreciated from the events of his life, from his scholarly writings, and from his poetry, all of which are imbued with the love of God. His poems, magically, tend to pass on the flame to the heart of their reader. The colle ction of Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib 's ra poetry is in the form of a book, which he himself named “ Bukhār - e - Dil ”. Bukhār - e - Dil means "Vapour of the Heart" or "Exhalation of the Heart". There is a beautiful mystical poem in Bukhār - e - Dil , call it a Hymn if you like, und er the title "You", and the "You" here, is God. Addressing God, Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra writes: You are the remedy of my heartache. You alone are my Beloved. I am Your destination ; and You are my destination.