The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page xiii
Foreword Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as , the Promised Messiah and Mahdi wrote the Arabic Qa si dah [lyric poem] in his book A ’ i na’-e- Kam a l a t-e-Isl a m addressing the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , expressing his love for him and praising him for his high moral and spiritual qualities, his beauty, his beneficence and the spiritual revolution that he brought about in the lives of pre-Islamic Arabs who were plunged in the darkness of evil and were a decadent society. About this Qa si dah the Promised Messiah as wrote: This is a wonderful and beautiful Qa si dah full of literary elegance and fine jewels of the Arabic language, and is written in praise of my master and leader of both worlds— Hadrat Kh a tamun- Nabiyy i n Muhammad sa. To write this Qa si dah was not possible due to my weak and humble nature—whatever I have stated is from All a h. The literary excellence, the interesting dialogue, and the fascinating and comprehensive words in which you find uniqueness and rarity are not a product of own effort; but even then, All a h has given me supremacy over the writers who are masters of the pen, and this is a sign from my God for people of knowledge. I have expressed this matter for the sole purpose that I