As the 40th day ended...

As the 40th day ended, the angel Jibraa’il

once again descended to the Prophet and said, “God sends His

greetings to you and says that you must prepare yourself for

The Prophet asked, “What is the gift from God?”

Jibraa’il, who was unaware of what this gift was, was

received by the angel Mikaa’il who descended with a tray

covered with a cloth of fine silk woven with heavenly gold

brocade. He placed it front of the Prophet and Jibraa’il said,

“God commands you to break your fast tonight with this

In seeking to better understand this historical event, the

scholars have quoted the following story in which Imam Ali

relates that, “The Prophet was staying at our house, and

routinely at the time of breaking his fast,…