The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 126
126 The commentary of al-Qa si dah He excels all in the field of virtue. This couplet mentions a few other virtues of the Holy Prophet sa. All a h says in the Holy Qur’ a n in praise of the Holy Prophet sa : You do surely possess high moral excellences. ( al-Qalam , 68:5 ) COUPLET 44 In excellence and beauty, he surpasses all; And in glory and cheerfulness of heart. This couplet means that in the qualities mentioned, there is no one who can match the Holy Prophet sa. His grandeur was of a kind that even emperors and kings were afraid of him. The Holy Prophet sa said that even those governments that were at a distance of two months travel from him were in awe of him. 22 In S a h i h Bukh a r i it is mentioned that when the Caesar of Rome received the letter sent 22 Kit a bus-Sunanil-Kubr a Lil-Baihaq i , vol. 2, p. 572, Jim a ‘u Abw a bi s-S al a ti Bin-Naj a sati. . . , B a bu Ainama Adrakatka s-S al a tu, H ad i th no. 4368, Maktabatur-Rushdi, Beirut (2004)