The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 337
The Holy Prophetsa. For those of the latter days he is the leader,. Haven of refuge, security and strength. . His distinguished threshold is the ark of protection. For the whole creation;. No one on the Day of Judgement will attain salvation,. But through his intercession. . He surpasses all and every kind of excellence;. The heavens are a mere speck of dust compared to his great resolve. . He manifests the light which had been hidden since eternity;. He is the source and exordium of sunrise, which was hidden since eternity. . The chief of the heavenly congregation and a proof of. God on earth;. A great and powerful sign of the existence of the. Creator. . Every vein and particle of his being is the abode of the. Eternal Beloved;. His every breath and particle is imbued with the beauty of the Friend. . The beauty of his countenance far exceeds a hundred suns and moons;. The dust of his threshold is superior to a hundred pieces of musk for Tataristan. . He is beyond human reason, thought, and imagination;. How can thought dare reach out to that limitless ocean!. His soul is the first to proclaim: 'Bala'—'Yes, indeed!'. He is the Adam of faith in the Unity of God;. Even before the creation of Adam,. He had communion with the Beloved. . It is embedded in his nature to lay down his life 337