beings or animais. They do not eat nor do
they drink, and they are always preoccupiedwith the worship of God.
Lines 28-3i. The poet has been led to make this obvious
digression by the alliterative sound of the
poem which in this case is a vowel. The
84.poet deviated from the main trend of his
thought to maintain the balance of the lines
in his poem and counted the Suras of the Holy
Quran as one hundred and four, while in actual
fact, the SUras of the Quran have been firmly
established as one hundred and fourteen.
Lines 32-3~. It is a notable feature that Islam recognizes
and respects the prophets who were sent to
other nation~. Moreover, some of their
messages are constantly recapitulated in the
Quran. Muslims are therefore mandated to
believe in those prophets who were sent
before Muhammad.
Lines 56-5~. These lines refer to the Prophet and to the
four Caliphs (ABU BAKAR A$-$IDIQ, cUMAR B.
AL-KHATAB,cUTHMAN B. cAFAN and cALI B.ABU'1'ALIB). These distinguished men of
Islam were the companions of the Prophet.
They succeeded him for the leadership of the
Muslim community after his death.
poet praises their deeds.Thus theLines 60-6'7. These lines allude to the day when the Call of
Prayer (ADHAN) was publicly announced fTom
the roof of the KADBA, the cube-like building::