11.1.regarded to be the elect among the pious, to
assist him and others while crossing the bridgeover the infernal fir~.
Line lOi. FIRDAWS is the uppermost region of the Garden
of Paradise.
Line 115. Muslim graves are normally dug in such a way
that there is a niche for the corpse in one
side of the pit. The image of the burial niche
is often employed in Somali religious poetry asbeing the decisive point in human existence.
When placing the dead body in the burial niche,
a coffin is not used, and the corpse is placed
in the niche with shoulder and chest on the
ground.