Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ismail (ra) — Page 57
57 Muhammad s as is Mercy for all worlds. His enemy too, i s his beneficiary. Muhammad s as - the one with perfect morals - B eauty and glory coincide and combine. Muhammad s as is thus, indeed, "Muhammad" No wonder, blessings are invoked on him, far and wide. - [ Bukhār - e - Dil ] In this Na‘t too, Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib r a h as, as in the previously quoted Na‘t , mentioned the name of the Holy Prophet s as , twice in a single line, once as the personal name of the Prophet s as , and then again, as an attribute of his. In this poem , Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra has elaborately made mention of t he distinctive attributes of the Holy Prophet Muhammad s as , attributes on account of which, he stands out above all other prophets of God. History tells us the Holy Prophet s a s had a wide deck - like platform built at the entrance of his mosque in Madina - Ma sjid Nabawi. His own residence was also annexed to this mosque. This was actually a roofed deck annexed to Masjid Nabawi. It was called Aṣ - Ṣuffah. There was a group of S a ha bah (Companions) who virtually spent all their time on this deck. They devoted thems elves to the service of the Holy Prophet s as , remaining available to him throughout the hours of the day. They would spend the hours of the night in prayer and worship. In 1936, when Ḥaḍrat Mir Sahib ra retired from civil service and settled down in Qadian, he named his house " Aṣ - Ṣuffah ". This particular choice for the name of his house depicts the