Narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: The beginning of revelation to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the form of true dreams during sleep. Whatever dream he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw, it would come true like the break of dawn. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) began to prefer seclusion and would go to the Cave of Hira and worship there for several nights, taking provisions for those days. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would return to Sayyida Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) and take provisions again for as many days, until one day suddenly the Truth came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in the Cave of Hira. The angel came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Read. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I am not one who reads. So he took hold of me and pressed me so hard that I felt great difficulty, then he released me and said: Read. I said: I am not one who reads. He again took hold of me and pressed me until I felt great difficulty, then he released me and said again: Read. I said: I am not one who reads. He took hold of me a third time and pressed me, and I felt great difficulty, then he said: {اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّکَ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَ … … مَا لَمْ یَعْلَمْ} Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) returned home, while the flesh of his shoulders was trembling. He (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Sayyida Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: Cover me! So they covered him until his fear subsided. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Khadijah! What has happened to me? Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) narrated the whole incident to her and said: I fear for myself. But she said: Never! Be happy, by Allah! Allah will never disgrace you, for you maintain ties of kinship, speak the truth, bear the burdens of others, host guests, and help in matters of truth. Then Sayyida Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) took him (peace and blessings be upon him) to Waraqah bin Nawfal, who was her cousin. In the time of ignorance, he had adopted Christianity, and since he could write in Arabic, he used to write the Gospel in Arabic. He was an old man and had become blind. Sayyida Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to him: O son of my uncle! Listen to your nephew. Waraqah said: Nephew! What do you see? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) narrated everything in detail. Waraqah said: This is the same Namus (angel) who was sent down to Musa (peace be upon him). Would that I were strong when your people will drive you out. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Will they drive me out? Waraqah said: Yes, no man has ever brought anything like what you have brought except that he was opposed, and if I live to see that day, I will support you strongly. But soon after, Waraqah passed away and the revelation stopped. Now the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was grieved, and indeed it reached us that his grief increased so much that he (peace and blessings be upon him) wished several times to throw himself from the tops of mountains. Whenever he (peace and blessings be upon him) climbed to the top of a mountain to throw himself down, Jibreel (peace be upon him) would appear before him and say: O Muhammad! Indeed, you are truly the Messenger of Allah. This would lessen the anxiety in his (peace and blessings be upon him) heart and his soul would be at ease, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) would return. When the period would become prolonged and the revelation would remain suspended, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would do the same again, and when he reached the top of the mountain, Jibreel (peace be upon him) would appear to him and repeat the same words as before.