The Commentary of Al-Qasidah

by Jalal-ud-Din Shams

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The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 131

The commentary of al-Qa si dah 131 watch? It is because he does not have perfect knowledge or the control to create such materials that would last forever and never became defective. So the defects in the works of human beings are a direct result of these two things: lack of perfect knowledge and lack of control over creation. However, All a h has perfect knowledge and perfect control. So once He decides to make something, no defect can appear in it. In this h ad i th it is described that All a h says that O Muhammad sa , when I began the process of creating human beings and I ordained them to be better than all other beings, it was essential that I create such a human being who was perfect in all qualities that could manifest within human beings; and that perfect being is you. Therefore, if I had not envisioned creating you then I would not have started the process of creation, and once I started it, then I had to make you, the perfect human being. Upon hearing this, the businessmen were pleased and admitted that they really understood the meaning of this h ad i th for the first time. The Promised Messiah as wrote: Among the good qualities of human beings is to show excellent manners. About the Holy Prophet sa , All a h has stated in the Holy Qur’ a n that O prophet you possess high moral excellences.   ( al-Qalam 68:5 ) Meaning that all of the best manners were present in the personality of the Holy Prophet sa and any better manners could