Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 133
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 133 recitation with "Bismill a h", he started to cry and fell down crying. Afterwards he recited "Bismill a h" twenty times and every time he would fall down weeping. Later on he told me that a person on whom the Gracious and Merciful God does not show mercy, is very unfortunate. 23 A delegation from Kindah tribe came to visit H u du r sa. They requested him to show them a sign of his truthfulness. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa presented the Holy Qur’ a n as a miraculous sign and said that it was such a discourse which can not be influenced by falsehood, neither from behind nor from the front. Then he recited first six verses of S u rah A s - S aff a t in a melodious tone. ّٰٓ ّٰ وَاﻟﺼ ِ ﻔ ﺖ ﺻَﻔًّﺎ. ّٰ ٰ ﻓَﺎﻟﺰ ِ ﺟِﺮ ت زَﺟْﺮًا. ّٰ ِ ﻓَﺎﻟﺘ ٰ ﻠ ﻴ ﺖ ◌ِذِﻛْﺮًا. َّ َٰاِن ْ اِهل ٌﻜُﻢ ﻟَﻮَاﺣِﺪ. ُّ ٰرَب ٰ اﻟﺴَّﻤ ِ ﻮ ِت وَاﻻَْرْض َوَﻣَﺎ ْ ﺑ ُّﻨَﻬُﻤَﺎ ِوَرَب املَْﺸَﺎرِق. (37:2-6) These verses mean; "In the name of All a h the Gracious, the Merciful, By those who range themselves in close ranks. Then they derive away the enemy vigorously. Then they recite Qur’ a n as a Reminder. Surely Your God is One, Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them. And the Lord of the sun's risings. " H u du r sa stopped here as his voice was choking with emotion. He sat motionless and in