The Seal of Prophets - His Personality and Character — Page 14
14 The Seal of Prophets was about to take hold of him. Khadija ra thought he was about to fall ill and loaded him with blankets. Later, he told her about the experience he had of an angel appearing in the form of a man and commanding him to recite. He was fearful about himself, entirely shaken, he could not fathom what was happening to him. Khadija ra , on hearing this, addressed him and said: I have known you for some time and I know you look after the requirements of the needy and share their miseries. You are a person who carried the burdens of those whose backs are broken under the load of afflictions. You are restoring the virtues, which have disappeared from the earth. You are kind and considerate to relations and observe the very best conduct in relationships. You are true and always have been so. How could God let you go to waste? I believe in what you have seen. It was purity of the man within him, which convinced his wife that he was a true Prophet. As such she became the first believer in the Holy Founder sa of Islam and realised that it was impossible for a true man to emerge as a false prophet. Bosworth Smith has related this incident in his own words and says: “Allah will not suffer thee to fall to shame. Hast thou not been loving to thy kinsfolk, kind to thy neighbours, charitable to the poor, faithful to thy word, and ever a defender of the truth?” (Page 78)