In the Shade of the Green Dome

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As years pass by, time takes its toll and it is only natural that one’s beauty fades. But in the final days of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬when one day while Sayyidina Abu Bakr � led the prayers, the last Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬of Allah emerged from his hujra (room). Completely stupefied by his radiant beauty the companions wondered if they were seeing a page from the Glorious Qur’an. So overwhelming were their emotions that they might have relinquished their lives at the feet of the Holy Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. But the paragon of grace and beauty signalled them to pull themselves together. ‫روےئک رس وک روےئک اہں یہی ااحتمن ےہ‬

‫شیپرظنوہوناہبردجسےوکدلےہےبرقار‬

Beholding the beauty of the new spring, the heart is intent to bow, The test though, is to stop the head, from a bend you should disallow. His forehead, broad and wide, was luminous at night. His large and sparkling eyes had a hint of reddish streaks. The white of the eyes was very clear and glistening, and the black, glittering intense black. Additionally, he appeared to be wearing kohl about his eyes. His eyelashes were long, thick and curly, and canopied the eyes below. The eyebrows were arched neatly. From a distance they appeared to be meeting together, but a blood vessel separated them; it would engorge with blood to become prominent at times when the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬was displeased.

‫انےکاربوںیہندوولبقںیکاجکییئےہ‬

‫انےکوسیگںیہنرتمحیکاٹھگاھچیئےہ‬

His flowing locks: cirrus clouds pouring mercy His joining eyebrows: the two Qiblas uniting you’d see His blessed cheeks were perfectly smooth and long, without being high at the balls. The nose had a slight aquiline touch with the top being high, its middle curved and the nostrils were narrow. His mouth was wide and lips thin and pink. His teeth were well set with a slight space between the incisors – which twinkled when he talked or


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