Righteous and pious gentleman, Late Ismail Beg, whose example is rarely found with regard to devotion to Ahl ul-Bayt ('a) and belief in Imam Husayn ('a) and who was also bestowed many extraordinary gifts due to this devotion, has narrated that he was struck with eye trouble at the age of six and this continued till he became completely blind.

During the first ten days of Muharram, his respected uncle (mother's brother) Hajj Muhammad Taqi Ismail Beg had Majlis programs to commemorate the tragedy of Karbala. Since it was sUmmr, iced drinks were distributed as benediction (Tabarruk). I requested my uncle that I also wanted to serve Sherbet to the guests, but he pointed out that I was visually handicapped to do that. I asked him to give me another person to assist. He agreed and I distributed Sherbet to some people.

Meanwhile the Late Moinush Shariat lstihbanati started narrating the tragedies of Lady Zainab ('a). I was so affected that I fell in a swoon weeping. In this condition a lady, who was apparently Lady Zainab, passed her hand over my eyes and said: You are now fine. Now, you shall not have any eye trouble. I opened my eyes and looked around the gathering. I went running to my uncle in joy. A great excitement was created in the gathering and all surrounded me. On the advice of my uncle, I was taken to a special room away from the people.

He has also narrated that some years ago he was engrossed in an experiment and was oblivious of the fact that a vessel containing alcohol was kept besides him. The alcohol caught fire, due to which he was burnt from the head to toes, except his eyes and he remained hospitalized for months. He was asked how his eyes were unaffected. He said: It is a gift of Imam Husayn ('a) and a promise that as long as I live, my eyes would never be in pain.