The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 111
The commentary of al-Qa si dah 111 world sent Mu h ammad, may peace and blessings of All a h be upon him, to us as a messenger. We are fully aware of the respectable family he comes from, his truthfulness, his pure way of life, and his honesty. As All a h had desired, he brought to us a message from All a h that we should only believe in one God, we should not setup equals with Him or His Qualities, and we should not worship idols. We should always speak the truth and we should always deal honestly. We should have sympathy for all other creatures and guard the rights of our neighbours, respect labourers, not devour the property of orphans and live a life which should be clean and righteous, pray to God, forget about food and drink for Him and spend on the poor for the sake of God. O King. . . upon us believing these things we were tortured to an extent that we. . . had to leave our country and live. . . in poverty. We cannot find any room in our country to live and I am sure that your justice and kindness will not let you harm us poor people. ( Saw a ne h ‘Umr i Hadrat Muhammad sa Sahib B a n i -e-Isl a m, Shardhiay Park a sh Dev J i , p. 37–38, Publisher Nar a ’in Datt Sehgal and Sons, Lahore, 10 th edition) In the above address Hadrat Ja‘far has briefly described the condition of the Arabian nation before the advent of Islam and the Islamic teachings which brought about a revolution. All a h has mentioned this great revolution among the Arabian nation in S u rah al-Furq a n in its last ruk u ‘.