will bring forth a visible smoke} 1 refers to the Lord Muhammad manifesting with speech (Al-Nutq) and severity against those who transgressed. {The Day We will seize [them] with the Greatest Seizure. Indeed, We will take retribution}2.
"The day when the Master of Speech (Sahib al-Nutq) rises—and he is the mysterious and grim personage—{The Day when no protector will avail a protector at all, nor will they be helped} 3 {Except those upon whom your Lord has mercy} 4 . [The one who shows mercy is] the Commander of the Bees (Amir al-Nahl). Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali appears [in this state], with his eyebrows fallen over his eyes from old age.
The Seven Days are the Five Orphans (Al-Khamsat al-Aytam) and the Two Guardians (Al-Waliyan). The Eight Days are the Bearers of the Throne (Hamalat al-’Arsh). Regarding His saying: {Seven, and their eighth is their dog} 5




