The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 177
The commentary of al-Qa si dah 177 ÞßM % 8 ° ® ° K5(´b ¸ ¹ ® º » 2 ¼ + ½ ¾ M u ¡ - ¯ f Þ ¡aÀ ¿ The Holy Prophet sa asked me in Arabic when he saw this book, what name have you given this book? This humble one answered, “I have given it the name Qu t b i. ” The interpretation of this name has become clear when this famous book has become published42. It means that it is a book which is firm, strong and infallible just as the polar star. To prove its strength we had given a public offering of 10,000 rupees. In short, the Holy Prophet sa took the book from me. As soon as this book went into the hands of the Holy Prophet, the touch of his hands made it turn into a colourful and beautiful fruit. It was like the guava fruit, but the size of a watermelon. When the Holy Prophet sa began to cut it, so that it could be distributed, so much juice came out of it that it began to reach his elbows. Then there was a dead body that was lying outside the door and it became alive as a miracle of the Holy Prophet sa and came and stood behind me. This humble one was standing in front of the Holy Prophet sa just as a plaintiff stands before a judge, and the Holy Prophet sa in a glorious and majestic manner, as a great champion, was sitting in his chair. In short, the Holy Prophet sa gave me one of the slices so that I may give it to the person who had just become alive, and he put 42 i. e. , Bar a hin-e-Ahmadiyya (Jal a l-ud-D i n Shams)