Hadith Number 278 It is also narrated here through another chain, and at the end of it, there is this addition that from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported: "Gabriel the Trustworthy (peace be upon him) taught me the Noble Qur'an on one mode, I kept requesting him for an increase, and he kept increasing it for me until it reached seven modes and then stopped."