The Commentary of Al-Qasidah

by Jalal-ud-Din Shams

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The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 175

The commentary of al-Qa si dah 175  z  {   | - ¬ – M  } Ž ~ A m  # ΋ – M F  0    € úkby½A m  #  ¬ – M £ ¦n }   Ä ?   m  #  ›,|k  Á›,|kƒbª ’ ¾ ‚ 5 ƒ [ f aÀ‹,| 5  # › 8  „ ä _  b 2 • k b b  …  #  " d e   ë5 ƒ  † Á % š m   ä¶ ä † Á”ƒ  In my days of youth one night I saw that I am in a glorious house which is very clean and pure and in that house there is talk of the Holy Prophet sa. I asked the people where the Holy Prophet sa is sitting and they told me about a particular room in the house and I went there. When I came face to face with H u du r (i. e. Prophet Muhammad sa ), he was very pleased. He answered my sal a m in an excellent manner. I still remember his beauty, his kindness, and the way he looked at me with love. I can never forget it. He enchanted me with his love. I fell in love with his handsome face. He said to me at that time, “O Ahmad, what is in your hand?” I looked at my hand and felt that I had a book in my hand, and it appeared to be a book written by me. I said to him, “ H u du r, this is my writing. ” ( A ’ i na’-e-Kam a l a t-e-Isl a m, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 5, p. 548, translated from Arabic) In Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya he writes: