The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 146
146 The commentary of al-Qa si dah accept my conclusion. ( Ta h dh i run-N a s, Maul a n a Muhammad Q a sim N a notw i , p. 41–42, Suhail Printers, Bil a l Ganj Lahore, Id a ratul-‘Az i z, Gujranwala, 3 rd edition 2001) Then he writes the essence of the words Kh a tamun-Nabiyy i n on page 57: From a physical fatherhood standpoint, the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of All a h be upon him) has no superiority over any other man. However, in fatherhood of the righteous he is definitely superior and as far as the fatherhood of the prophets is concerned, the words Kh a tamun-Nabiyy i n are a witness over it. Again he writes on pages 84–85: If you take the meaning of kh a tam as I am presenting – signifying personal attributes and attributes of prophethood, then we can say that there is no person who has achieved the level of the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of All a h be upon him). Actually in this viewpoint, not only does he become superior to the prophets before him, he becomes superior to the people after him. Even if a prophet is raised after the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of All a h be upon him) it will not make any difference to his being kh a tam. In this couplet the superiority of the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of All a h be upon him) is mentioned because he is a composite of the attributes of all people who were close to All a h,