Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ismail (ra) — Page 66
66 Since it has been mentioned in an authentic saying of the Holy Prophet s as that the Promised Messiah as will have a printed book containing the names of his three hund red and thirteen Companions, therefore it needs to be stated here that today this prophecy has indeed come true. 43 Declaring the fulfilment of this remarkable prophecy an act of God, the Promised Messiah as further writes: It was not within my power to pr epare these three hundred and thirteen sincere disciples. God Himself prepared them so that He may fulfil the prophecy of His noble M essenger. 44 Thus, was fulfilled to the letter, a great and elaborate prophecy of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , made thirtee n centuries earlier. This intricately detailed prophecy was fulfilled in the most literal sense of the word. The truth of the Word of Allah and of His Messenger s a s was rendered as evident as daylight. Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ismail ra is privileged to be among the foretold three hundred and thirteen Companions of Ahmad as the Mahdī. In 1895, when Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra was merely fourteen years old, he got the opportunity of spending the month of Ramadan in Qadian. Even in his teens, he had a strong predilection for long hours of worship. Throughout Ramadan, Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra offered his Tahajjud prayers alongside the Promised Messiah as , a rare privilege indeed.