Gentleness With the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): The descent of revelation was a great burden which usually left the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) drained and weak. ‘Aa’ishah reported that once, on an extremely cold day, she saw him when revelation came and left him. And, in spite of the cold weather, his forehead was dripping with sweat.* Even Allah Himself referred to the Qur’an as being weighty and burdensome: “Verily, I will cast on you a heavy set of words.” Soorah al-Muzzammil (73):5. And, in order to emphasize the greatness, power and weight of the word of God, Allah set forth the following metaphor: “If I were to have revealed this Qur’an to a mountain, you would have seen it humbly crumble into pieces out of fear of Allah.” Soorah al-Hashr (59):21. Thus, the revelation of the final word of Allah in one stroke would have been too much for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to bear. Such a revelation would have placed him under the most extreme pressure. It was, therefore, broken down into bearable segments and revealed gradually. In this way the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would only be burdened for short periods of time and his mission would not be hampered by long periods of recovery. Thus, the segmented method of revelation represents the gentle manner in which Allah dealt with His last messenger due to the might and glory of the final message. * Collected by al-Bukharee (Sahih Al-Bukhari, vol.1, p. 2, no. 2).
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