The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 68
68 The commentary of al-Qa si dah At this point when she saw the determination of her son, she started to eat again. There are numerous other incidents in history which demonstrate the extreme love and devotion of the companions of the Holy Prophet sa. ¥ ¦ I x½ I § ¨ [ I { The reach of my sight is limited, Yet the flowers of your beauty are endless. COUPLET 12 They bid farewell to their base desires, and self- indulgence; They discarded all their material belongings. When people accepted Islam they not only sacrificed their personal desires, but actually bid farewell to their own selves. They no longer maintained any individual inclinations towards themselves. In reality, a person becomes a true Muslim at this very stage, when one is willing to sacrifice his life in the way of All a h, and devotes his being for the sake of All a h, and then prostrates towards the Beloved God with such truthfulness and devotion that nothing else exists other than the Beloved. It is at this stage that a person’s feelings