The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 41
The commentary of al-Qa si dah 41 from various nations of the world received the spiritual reward of revelation, converse with God, and His blessings. It has been established that until the Day of Judgement no person after the advent of the Holy Prophet sa , regardless of religious affiliation, could achieve the status necessary to receive the favours of All a h until and unless that person followed the path of the Holy Prophet sa. By following his footsteps a person was initiated into the community receiving the favours of All a h. All a h mentions this blessed group of people in the Holy Qur’ a n as follows: ۠ ᅒ ؕ. And whoso obeys All a h and this Messenger (of His) shall be among those on whom All a h has bestowed His blessings, namely, the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous. And excellent companions are these. ( an-Nis a ’ , 4:70) In other words, the spiritual blessings of All a h will be showered exclusively on those who obey All a h and the Holy Prophet sa. The four degrees of spirituality mentioned in the verse (i. e. prophethood, truthfulness, martyrdom, and righteousness) can be attained solely by those completely submitting to All a h and the Holy Prophet sa. The perfect knowledge by which all doubts and ambiguities are removed, and by which nearness to All a h is achieved resulting in direct communication with Him, can only be acquired by the followers of the Holy Prophet sa. All other people belonging to other