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The Cosmic Status and the 'Ummi' Prophet in Jami's Haft Awrang

In this section of Jami's Haft Awrang (within Silsilat al-Dhahab), the poet praises Prophet Muhammad by emphasizing his cosmic significance and his paradoxical status as the 'Ummi' (unlettered) prophet. Jami references the famous Hadith Qudsi of 'Lawlak' ('Had it not been for thee, I would not have created the cosmos') to assert that the Prophet is the ultimate reason for creation. Additionally, Jami explores how Muhammad, despite being unlettered, is the reader of the divine tablet of revelation and possesses profound, divinely bestowed knowledge that surpasses conventional human learning.

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