Islam and the Freedom of Conscience — Page 13
~ 13 ~ Prophet sa. Over 1400 years ago today the poet H ass a n bin Th a bit expressed this devotion in the verse: That is, ''O’ Mu h ammad! You were the pupil of my eye. With your demise I am now blind. I care not for the death of anyone now, it was only your passing that I feared. '' This verse was spoken by H ass a n bin Th a bit on the demise of the Holy Prophet sa. But, in this age, the Promised Messiah as has inspired the love of the Holy Prophet sa in our hearts. In his extensive Arabic Qa si dah, the Promised Messiah as writes: A nation has seen you; an ummah has heard the name, Of the moon who has made me its lover, In memory of your beauty the people cry because of their love, They cry also from the pain of separation,