THE COMING OF THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL Muhammad sought loneliness Retired to Hira, sat amidst its darkness As the night of Arabia swept through He was up there as the cold wind blew As Muhammad was in deep thought An angel appeared in sight Asked him to read which he knew not For he could not read or write Muhammad spoke with fright And said he could not recite Gabriel embraced him thrice Five verses to memorize Took his energy, fled from the site Rushed home to his beloved spouse Shivering with fear through the night Kadijah comforted him in his house Waraqah, a monotheist in belief And made Muhammad relief For its the same angel who visited Moses And the other Prophets and Jesus. [angel] [arabia] [lady] [possessed]