Days and nights of Rajab passed in this way and along with...

Days and nights of Rajab passed in this way and along with it more intense spiritual emotions overtook him and the soul of (S) became more and more prepared to establish a connection with the unseen world and to receive divine revelations.

The 27th of Rajab arrived and The Holy (S) was immersed in contemplation, when Jibraeel came down and announced: You are the Messenger of Allah and you have been appointed to convey the message of God.[^8] Imam Hadi (a.s.) has recounted the incident of revelation as follows: When the Messenger of Allah (S) returned from trade in Syria he distributed all that he had earned on the way among the poor and needy.

He went to the cave of Hira every day and climbed its summit and saw the signs of divine mercy and amazing wisdom of God. He looked at the earth and the sky, the seas and wilderness and gained lessons from them. He worshipped Almighty Allah as He deserves to be worshipped. When he reached the age of forty, Almighty Allah made his heart as the best and most obedient and humble of all the hearts; thus the doors of heavens opened for him so that he may see them.

He permitted the angels to descend and Muhammad (S) looked at them. He sent down His mercy and it surrounded everything from the Throne to the head of Muhammad. He saw Jibraeel (the trustworthy spirit) come down to him in a halo of light. Jibraeel held the arm of the Prophet and pressed it saying: O Muhammad, read. He asked: What should I read?

Read and your Lord is Most Honorable, Who taught (to write) with the pen Taught man what he knew not.” (96:1-5) At that moment Jibraeel revealed to Muhammad (S) what he had brought from Almighty Allah and returned to the heavens. Muhammad (S) came down from Mount Hira while as a result of witnessing the majesty of God he was in a trance-like condition. Seeing Jibraeel and bearing the divine revelation weighed so much on Muhammad (S) that he shook like a feverish person.

He was in fact fearful of the fact that Quraish would refute him and allege that he was insane. Whereas the truth was that he was the most sensible and the most honored of the people there. He was absolutely aloof of the Satan and the words and deeds of insane persons.