Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ismail (ra) — Page 94
94 When he arrived at the dining table, he found a bowl of a meat - based dish waiting for him. He asked Amma how that had happened. She replied that there was just a bit of gravy, barely enough for one person. Abb ā J ā n left the table without eating or saying a word. From then onwards, Amma always m ade sure to serve the servants exactly the same food tha t was served to Abb ā J ā n. In Qadian, Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib 's immediate neighbour was Ḥaḍrat Maulvi Sher Ali ra , another illustrious S a ha b i (Companion) of the Promised Messiah as. Ḥaḍrat Maulvi Sher Ali ra wa s a prominent religious scholar and has to his credit, translating the Qur’ān into English. Till this day, his translation of the Qur’ān is considered to be among the best. Regarding Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ismail ra , Ḥaḍrat Maulvi Sher Ali ra testifies: The re fined manner in which he [ Ḥaḍrat Mir Ismail ra ] fulfilled his neighbourly responsibilities, I find it to be simply beyond words. 56 Ḥaḍrat Hafiz Mukhtar Ahmad Shahjahanpuri ra , another S a h ā b ī (Companion) of the Promised Messiah as states: Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhamma d Ismail ra was extremely righteous and extremely humble and accommodating too. He was ever prepared to provide people with whatever religious or spiritual assistance he could. He had a very special bond with the Promised Messiah. 57