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: 'Balā'-'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