Wathiq said...

Wathiq said: Write to our governor in Basra to send Maazani to us with respect and honor. After only a few days this letter reached Basra. The governor ordered Abu Uthman to leave and he sent him along with the postal caravan. On reaching the destination he entered Wathiq’s office. Wathiq accorded him much respect and mentioned that couplet to him.

Maazani said: The singer is right and it is not right to pronounce the word except as ‘Rajolan’, since the word ‘injury’ has made it ‘Rajolan’ and its meaning is as follows: Your conveying injury, to one who has sent you salaam as a gift, is injustice. Wathiq understood the explanation of Abu Uthman and realized that the singer had pronounced correctly. He thanked Abu Uthman and those who had objected to the singer were condemned.

Then Wathiq ordered that Abu Uthman be presented with a thousand Dinars and other gifts and presents. The singer also gave him many presents. He was finally sent back to his town with all respects and honor. When he reached Basra, Mubarrad went to meet him and Maazani said: O Abu Abbas, how are you? I rejected a hundred dinars for the sake of Allah and instead He gave me a thousand dinars.

I say: He declined a hundred dinars for the respect of the Holy Qur’an and respect of the Holy Qur’an is respect of Allah. So please note that you must also endeavor to respect it and also respect His Eminence, the Master of the Time as he is the partner and companion of the Qur’an in all imaginable aspects. Qur’an is a firm rope of Allah, His Eminence, Qaim (aj) is also a firm rope of Allah.

The Almighty Allah gave the Qur’an to the Prophet in comparison to all the things that the people of the world gave to His Eminence. His Eminence, Qaim (aj) is also in the same way. The Almighty Allah has said about the Holy Qur’an: إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ “Surely We have revealed the Reminder and We will most surely be its guardian.” (Qur’an, Surah Hijr 15:9) Qaim (aj) is also such.

Everything is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an, and Qaim (aj) is also one who explains everything. The Almighty Allah revealed the Qur’an to bring the people from darkness towards light. The Almighty Allah would also send Qaim (aj) to bring the people out of darkness and take them to the apparent and hidden light. The Qur’an is unseen from the people of the world from all aspects of its meanings and realities. The Master of the Age (aj) is also in occultation from the people.

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