Lines 8-11.
12.3.The 'jewel' (jawhar) which is referred to
in these lines is a metaphorical symbol of
the Revelatiori. When the believers recite
the Quran .i.~. the revealed Word, they
sometimes reach the state of spiritualecstasy and thus join those whom God blesses
and rewards with the Garden of Paradise in
the presence of their Prophet.
Lines 24-2~. It is one of the principal beliefs in Islam
that Prophet Muhammad is the last of
the Prophefs. He is given the title 'The
Seal of the Prophets' which is mentioned
in the Quran: lHe is the Apostle of God and
the seal of the Prophets.'
40) •CQ..uraJ]., XXXI I I,
Lines so-si. This is probably an allusion to the belief that
earlier prophets presaged the Prophet's
coming or even were aware of his 'pre-
existence' • This accords well with the
Tradition which relates to a statement made
by the Prophet in order to explain the nature
of his message. The testimony is: 'I was
a Prophet when Adam was still between water
and clay; I have been charged to fulfil mymission since the best of the ages of ADAM
(the origin of the world), from age to age
down to the age in which I am no~.'
V 0 i. 4 -6, p. 18 9) •
(BUKE"ARI,Lines S9-66. These lines refer to the Muslim belief that
the Prophet is an elect of God and that