Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ismail (ra) — Page 34
34 For instance, Ḥaḍrat Ghulam Rasool Rajeki ra , another eminent compa nion of the Promised Messiah as , was known to have visions of a strong light, as a sign of his prayer being accepted. He would see a bright flash of light and he would know that his prayer had been accepted and latter events would prove it to be so. The sig n of acceptance, however, can vary from person to person. Ḥaḍrat Muṣliḥ Mau‘ūd ra , Khalīfatul - Masīḥ II, has stated that the face of Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ismail ra would appear before him, in a vision, as a sign of his prayer having been accepted. In this regard, Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul - Masīḥ II ra says: "The day before y esterday, I had a vision in which I saw Dr. Mir Muhammad Ismail ra , who is my maternal uncle. I have learned through experience that the names of those, whom we see in our dreams and visions, have a lot to do with the meanings they carry. And with regards t o acceptance, in ninety eight percent of such cases, I tend to see him. His name is "Ismail", which means "God has heard". Whenever I pray, he is shown to me as a sign. " 24 In those days, there were indeed, other people too, by the name of Ismail, but for Ḥaḍrat Muṣliḥ Mau‘ūd ra , it was " Ḥaḍrat Mir Muhammad Ismail", who was by God's will, shown as an icon of Divine mercy and acceptance. What needs to be appreciated here is the fact that God designates only such individuals, as icons of Divine mercy, who are truly worthy of this honour. Hakeem Abdu r - Raheem Mir, a devoted Ahmadi preacher and a renowned expert in herbal medicine, narrated an