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19. From "The Benefactor," by Fakir Syed Waheed Uddin.
20. Holy Qur'an 26:192-195, The Poets (M.M. Pickthall).
21. Sahih Muslim, Vol. I, p. 96, no. 301. Aishah, the wife of Pro-
phet Muhammad jg, reported, 'The first form with which
began the Revelation to the Messenger of Allah sg was the
true vision in sleep. And he did not see any vision but it came
like the bright gleam of dawn. Thenceforth solitude became
dear to him and he used to seclude himself in the cave of
Hirah, where he would engage in tahannuth1 [and that is a
worship for a number of nights] before returning to his family
and getting provisions again for this purpose. He would then
return to Khadijah and take provisions for a like period, till
Truth came upon him while he was in the cave of Hirah.
There came to him the Angel Gabriel and said, 'Read,' to
which he replied, 'I cannot read.' He took hold of me [Pro-
20. Holy Qur'an 26:192-195, The Poets (M.M. Pickthall).
21. Sahih Muslim, Vol. I, p. 96, no. 301. Aishah, the wife of Pro-
phet Muhammad jg, reported, 'The first form with which
began the Revelation to the Messenger of Allah sg was the
true vision in sleep. And he did not see any vision but it came
like the bright gleam of dawn. Thenceforth solitude became
dear to him and he used to seclude himself in the cave of
Hirah, where he would engage in tahannuth1 [and that is a
worship for a number of nights] before returning to his family
and getting provisions again for this purpose. He would then
return to Khadijah and take provisions for a like period, till
Truth came upon him while he was in the cave of Hirah.
There came to him the Angel Gabriel and said, 'Read,' to
which he replied, 'I cannot read.' He took hold of me [Pro-