Tadhkirah — Page 729
1905 729 April 7, 1905 On the occasion of the earthquake of April 4, 1905, I received several letters from my friends in Lahore, informing me… that God Almighty had safeguarded them against this calamity. But no letter was received from M i r Muhammad Ism a ‘ i l…Again, no letter was received on the second day…nor on the third day; nor did any friend write about M i r Muhammad Ism a ‘ i l’s welfare. Both 876 of them were severely afflicted and asked the Promised Messiah [as] to pray for him. The Promised Messiah [as] supplicated very earnestly on his behalf and received the revelation: [English] Assistant Surgeon 877 [al-Badr, New Series, vol. 1, no. 16, July 20, 1905, p. 7] April 8, 1905 About 3 a. m. I received the holy revelation from Allah the Almighty which is given below: (Translation and explanation) This means that [Urdu] God will show a fresh Sign. It will be a shock for the people. That will be the earthquake like the Judgment Day. I have not been told whether by earthquake in the revelation is meant a severe earthquake or some other calamity which shall overtake the world and which could 876 That is, the wife and the mother-in-law of the Promised Messiah as. [Mirza Bashir Ahmad] 877 Dr. M i r Muhammad Ims a ‘ i l stood first in the Punjab in the final examination from the Medical College Lahore and was appointed as Assistant Surgeon. He was appointed as Civil Surgeon in 1928 and retired in 1936. [Mirza Bashir Ahmad]