The Commentary of Al-Qasidah

by Jalal-ud-Din Shams

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The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 124

124 The commentary of al-Qa si dah Ç I Ï ã  l á ³ äå  æ  R ç   ¶ I Þ è  ZZ ³  I é hê  ë  I ¶Ñ \ ì z \ n  R íî  I Þç ï  º ð  ñ  I Þç This means that Prophet Muhammad sa became absorbed in his beloved All a h to such a degree that through this union, which was perfect, he became a reflection of All a h Himself. We can smell the fine fragrance of our beloved All a h from the face of the Holy Prophet sa. His personality, by reflecting divine attributes, became a perfect reflection of the Ever-Living God. ( Tau dih -e-Mar a m, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 3, p. 62) COUPLET 42 That is why he is beloved. Indeed his beautiful virtues demand; That he be adored to the exclusion of all. The writer of the Qa si dah asks the interesting question, ‘since my beloved Muhammad sa is a perfect manifestation of All a h, then why would I leave him and make someone else my beloved?’