Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ismail (ra) — Page 21
21 The "sign" lay neither in the fact that Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ismail ra stood first in his Medical final exams nor in the fact that he was appointed Assistant Surgeon. Such events happen every year in all institutions for med ical studies. The "sign" lay in the fact that this particular event had been foretold by God to the Promised Messiah as and the M essiah had made this revelation public. It was a prophecy that was made known to the world beforehand , and it was a prophecy tha t had come true to the letter. T he revealed words " Assistant Surgeon " are among those prophetic revelations of his , whose fulfilment has been undeniably witnessed by the world. The news published in the Weekly Badr Qadian, on 20 July 1905, read as follow s: ". . . this good news is a cause of great joy and pride, not only for the Ahmadiyya community, but also for the Muslim community at large. Moreover, during his career as a student, Mir Sahib displayed a commendable conduct and the moral character of a tr ue Muslim. . . ” 18 Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ' s appointment as "Assistant Surgeon", also became a precursor to his latter accomplishments in life. His first appointment was in Delhi, followed by Lahore, Dera Ghazi Khan, Panipat, Karnal, Sonipat, Jehlum, Attock, Muzaffargarh, Lyallpur, Gurdaspur, Gojra, Rohtak and finally Gujranwala. He served as Assistant Surgeon from 1905 to 1929, as Civil Surgeon from 1929 to 1936, and finally retired from civil medical