THE COMING OF THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL
Muhammad sought loneliness
Retired to Hira, sat amidst its darkness
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
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.
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