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phet Muhammad sg said] and pressed me till I was hard
pressed; thereafter he released me and said, 'Read.' I said, 'I
cannot read.' He then again took hold of me and pressed me
for a second time till I was hard pressed and then released me
and said, 'Read,' to which I replied, 'I cannot read.' He took
hold of me and pressed me for the third time till I was hard
pressed and then released me and said, 'Read in the name of
your Lord and Cherisher, Who created, created man out of a
clot of congealed blood. Read, and your Lord Most Bountiful
is He Who taught by [the use of] the pen, taught man that
which he knew not (Holy Qur'an 96:1-5).' Then Prophet
Muhammad sg returned therewith, his heart was trembling
and he went to Khadijah and said, 'Wrap me up, wrap me
up!' So she wrapped him till the fear had left him. He then
said to Khadijah, 'O Khadijah! What has happened to me?'
And he informed her of the happening, saying, 'I fear for
myself.' She replied, 'It can't be. Be happy, I swear by Allah
that He shall never humiliate you. By Allah, you join ties of
relationship, you speak the truth, you bear people's burdens,
pressed; thereafter he released me and said, 'Read.' I said, 'I
cannot read.' He then again took hold of me and pressed me
for a second time till I was hard pressed and then released me
and said, 'Read,' to which I replied, 'I cannot read.' He took
hold of me and pressed me for the third time till I was hard
pressed and then released me and said, 'Read in the name of
your Lord and Cherisher, Who created, created man out of a
clot of congealed blood. Read, and your Lord Most Bountiful
is He Who taught by [the use of] the pen, taught man that
which he knew not (Holy Qur'an 96:1-5).' Then Prophet
Muhammad sg returned therewith, his heart was trembling
and he went to Khadijah and said, 'Wrap me up, wrap me
up!' So she wrapped him till the fear had left him. He then
said to Khadijah, 'O Khadijah! What has happened to me?'
And he informed her of the happening, saying, 'I fear for
myself.' She replied, 'It can't be. Be happy, I swear by Allah
that He shall never humiliate you. By Allah, you join ties of
relationship, you speak the truth, you bear people's burdens,