The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 44
44 The commentary of al-Qa si dah had emphasized this important point by stating it in the very first of seventy couplets praising his beloved Muhammad sa. Therefore, the Holy Prophet sa is the fountainhead of all spiritual bounty, blessings and knowledge of All a h. People thirsting for the love of All a h and eagerly searching to find Him, pursue the Holy Prophet sa , in order to quench their thirst from this blessed and bountiful fountain. COUPLET 2 O you who are the ocean of the Grace of the Benefactor and Bountiful God; People flock to you with empty cups in their hands. In the first couplet the Holy Prophet sa was described as a fountain. However, a fountain can be limited to a small area, restricting its advantages to a few people. The second couplet describes the universality of the Holy Prophet’s sa message by likening him to an ocean. This metaphorically depicts the blessings from the Holy Prophet sa as vast as the width and depth of an ocean, as opposed to the limitations of a fountain. People can benefit from the Holy Prophet sa in great multitudes as they would from an ocean.