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....When
he approached the age of 40, he began to experience dreams every
night; these dreams would turn out to be true the following day.
....Solitude was pleasant for him.
His heart was burning out of the love of God, and his soul was
drawn to a different realm by divine captivation.
....When Hazrat Muhammad, hesitatingly,
told his wife, Hazrat Khadîja, that he had been directed by a
power above his will and as a result of causes outside his control
that he was going to leave Mecca and be alone, Hazrat Khadîja
responded positively, and she prepared food for his journey and
said: "O Muhammad! You may go wherever you want, and stay as long
as you want. I have no doubt that you are under God's special
care."
....Hazrat Muhammad, who departed
from his wife and children, and who cut his ties with the material
realm, immediately went to Noor Mountainunder divine guidance.
....The time was ripe as far as spiritual
conditions were concerned, and Hazrat Muhammad was on the verge
of ascending to the station of prophethood.
....It was a Monday morning. Hazrat
Muhammad, whose sacred soul had been cut off from the material
realm and who had been drawn to the realm of unity, looked at
the Earth and the Heavens, enraptured with awe from the top of
Mount Noor, and was contemplating the infinite power of God, the
most high.
....Then Angel Gabriel appeared on
the horizon, and cried: "O Muhammad!"
....Then he embraced Muhammad, held
him tight, and said: "Read, o Muhammad."
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