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302 302 302 302 302 A A A A A L L L L L -Q -Q -Q -Q -Q ASEEDAH ASEEDAH ASEEDAH ASEEDAH ASEEDAH 8 8 8 8 8 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION The (Arab nation was marked by) two (main) shortcomings which symbolized their ignorance: (O Holy Prophet) you were sent by God -- the Gracious, the Benefactor At (a time when the prevalence of sin was causing) great disorder and (its severity was like) a flood. O (handsome) young man! How can (the elegance of) your beauty and (its refined) grace be (fully) described? (You are) the one whose fragrance capti- vates the heart like (the scent of) a fragrant plant. Then, O Sun of Guidance (The Holy Prophet), you rose (on the horizon) for their benefit, So that you may illuminate them (with the divine-light emanating) from your glowing face. (One was) the stupidity (and stubbornness) of a donkey, and (the other was) the fierce attack (like that) of a (charging) wolf. 37 38 39 40