The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 47
The commentary of al-Qa si dah 47 that light! People who are his servants, his lowly followers, can achieve the high status just mentioned. ( Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya , Part 3, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 1, p. 272, footnote no. 11) As Jesus of Nazareth used to give life to the spiritually dead, the followers of the Holy Prophet sa breathe life into lifeless hearts and serve drinks rendering spiritual life. For example, Sheikh Mu‘ i n-ud- D i n Ajmer i rh has dubbed himself the second Jesus in one of his Persian couplets: h q D Ë i # j _ ¦ k 9 5 l H m n& o H p q 5³ r My beloved blows the Holy Spirit into me every moment of my life, And I cannot say anything but that I have become the second Jesus. ( Kulliy a t-e-Mathnaw i , Maul a n a Jal a l-ud-D i n R u m i , vol. 4, p. 29, Qa si dah Mithl-e-Q a ni‘ Shudan A dmi, Printed by Intish a r a t Kit a bchai, Tehran) In addition, Maul a n a Jal a l-ud-D i n R u m i has stated in one of his poems that: ML s o" %:"# t Üyð xh h _ u H I 5 v f s _ q ³ M ¡ hð ö w q