The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 136
136 The commentary of al-Qa si dah that the prayer of Jesus as at this difficult time was not accepted and the Jews were not forgiven, because if they were forgiven then the Kingdom of Heaven would not have been taken from them. Since it is obvious the Kingdom of Heaven was taken away from them, we have no choice but to acknowledge that the prayer to forgive the Jews was not accepted. However, the prayer of the Holy Prophet sa that All a h may provide guidance to his people was accepted. The glory of the acceptance of this prayer was manifested on the day of the victory of Mecca in a manner no one in the world can deny. When the Holy Prophet sa forgave all of his enemies on the day of victory, they all accepted Islam. By receiving this guidance they became a proof of the acceptance of the prayers of the Holy Prophet sa that All a h provide them guidance. By the Grace of All a h, the Holy Prophet sa was not only unique in his qualities of forgiveness and in his treatment of others, but in all other qualities such as bravery, self respect, charity, truthfulness, doing favours, sacrifices, faithfulness, steadfastness, patience, trust in All a h, and kindness and affection towards the creatures of All a h. Anyone who desires to study the details of how the moral qualities of the Holy Prophet sa were better than other prophets should study the commentary of S u rah al-Kauthar written by Khalifatul Masih II, Hadrat Mirz a Bashir-ud-Din Ma h m u d Ahmad, in his Tafs i r-e-Kab i r [the Large Commentary]. The second part of this couplet describes that blessings have been perfected by the Holy Prophet sa for all times to come. In the Holy Qur’ a n, blessings have been described in worldly matters as ‘kingdom’ and in the spiritual world as ‘prophethood. ’ It is unparalleled how the Holy Prophet sa was given kingdom in the