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103 withheld. But the Holy Prophet never made any request that he desired to have a vision of Allah. . Allah Himself, on the other hand, has said that He gave Mohammad the fullest and most perfect view of Himself. We read in the Holy Quran: ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلى . فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَمن او ادنى . "Then he approached and came closer, and became the chord of two arcs, or even 'nearer", (LIII:8-9) i. e. Mohammad and the Divine Being were like two arcs, approaching each other till the chord of one became the chord of the other (reached a point where the chords touched, one fully facing the other, completely in view from point to point,. In other words, Mohammad accomplished much more in the way of comprehending the Divine Being on the basis of a full vision than was dreamt of by. Moses. 3. In regard to Moses the Holy Quran says: وكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى تَعْلِيماً "And Allah spoke to Moses particularly". (IV:165). But about the Holy Prophet Mohammad it says: انَّا اَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ كَمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى نُوقٍ النبيين من سَعْدٍ، وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ