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which begins with the words "Wrap me up," took place after the inter- 

 mission of revelation. It is also stated in Bokhary that they not only 

 wrapped him up but poured cold water over him, which leaves us to 

 infer that he had a fit. The tradition of Jabir is also in Tabary in the 

 same terms as in Bokhary, and there is besides another tradition 

 mentioned on the same subject which I transcribe here. Zohry says, 

 " No revelation came to the prophet for some time. He was very sor- 

 rowful at this intermission, and went to the summits of mountains to 

 throw himself down from them. But as often as he was at the top of 

 a mountain, Gabriel appeared to him and said, Thou art the prophet of 

 God. This cooled his excitement and gave him again courage. Mo- 

 hammad used to mention this subject, saying, " One day whilst I was 

 walking I saw the angel, who had appeared to me (in a dream) on 

 mount Hira. He was sitting on a throne between heaven and earth. 

 Being much frightened by this apparition, I returned to Khadyjah and 

 said, ' Wrap me up,' and we, (says Khadyjah,) did wrap him up f and 

 then the verse of the Qoran was revealed. "O thou wrapped up," &c. 



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