The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 38
38 The commentary of al-Qa si dah f xM $ äK½A ä % & P ' Q\ ; /Q ; & ; ]Q Q @ " ; ^; Q ; ;- ;_ ,|-5 ( ) b * +, - . í , - y / . 0 1 M I¶ 2 ,|- 3 +, - 1 M I¶ 2 4 ÁLbä 5 V 6 7 8 Á í , - ì 9 À : ä ;< & §¦ = K The entire world was engrossed in paganism and associating partners with God. People worshipped and prayed to lifeless objects like stones, fire and the sun. Some considered water their god while others worshipped human beings. In addition, the earth was saturated with all kinds of sin, cruelty and mischief. All a h Himself has expressed the plight of the world at that time in the Holy Qur’ a n: 1 This means that those nations which were given heavenly books had become misguided, and those who had not received any divine book, and were like a desolate jungle, had also become misguided. So true is this account that every country’s history bears witness to it. ( Chashma-e-Ma‘rifat, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 23, p. 379) 1 Corruption has appeared on land and sea. ( ar-R u m , 30:42)