Chief of the Prophets

Chief of the Prophets — Page 44

Chapter Four 44 (Al-’Alaq 96:2-4) Recite in the name of your Lord Who created, Created man from an adhesive clot. Recite! And your Lord is the Noblest; Who taught by the pen, Taught man what he knew not. This incident put Muḥammad sa in a state of fear and anxiety. He left the Cave of Ḥirā and rushed home and said to Khadījah ra , “Cover me! Cover me!” Khadījah ra became worried as well, and put a mantle around him. In a little while when he felt better, he narrated the entire incident to Khadījah ra. Khadījah ra , who had full conviction of his truthfulness, said: 1 Nay, (such can never happen!) You should rather rejoice. By Allah, Allah shall never disgrace you (in the job he had tasked you to perform), because you are kind and considerate to your kin, always truthful, help the poor and 1 Bukhārī, Kitabul-Tafsīr (Book of Commentary on the Holy Quran).