cloth. They also scattered musk and spices on his winding-sheet and on his prayer-place. And it is said that Gabriel brought the spices for that prince from Paradise.' (R.)

m. Their sacred tomb had been the subject of a previous Divine revelation.

aa. 'For he was cut off from the land of the living, on account of the transgression of my people stricken for them. And they appointed his grave with the wicked, but [he was] with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth' (Isa. liii. 8, 9, according to the original).
'When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: he went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed' (Matt. xxvii. 57-60).

bb. ''It is recorded of Aisha, the faithful, that she narrated as follows: I once saw in a dream, during the Prophet's lifetime, that three moons came down from heaven into my room. I communicated this to my father, Abu Bekr, and he said, "Please God, it will prove an omen for good." Then he asked me, "My daughter, how dost thou interpret it?" I answered, "I interpret it as signifying that I shall have three sons by the Prophet." To this Abu Bekr did not make any observation. Afterwards, when they had interred his Excellency in my room, Abu Bekr said to me, "O Aisha, this is one of the three moons which thou sawest in thy dream, and the best of them."' (R.)

n. Devoted friends visited their tomb, and there received supernatural revelations, showing that even after death they were still living.

aa. 'In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended

from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here; for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay; and go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you' (Matt. xxviii. 1-7).

bb. 'Many of Mohammed's companions, after his death, chose to remain in Medina, in order to derive comfort from visiting his grave. When they had any difficulty, they used to come and stand over-against his sepulchre, and then were caused to hear an answer from that Excellency, solving their difficulties: to some of them it was given to hear it with the ears of their body; to others with the ears of their soul. That prince's sepulchre was exceedingly bright and extremely light and shining. Those who did not see his Excellency openly, but merely his illumined tomb, used to bear witness that he who lies in that tomb must be a prophet. So it is narrated that once an Arab came upon that prince's tomb, and seeing it illumined, he called out on the spot, "I testify that there is no God but Allah; and I testify that Mohammed is His servant and His apostle." On being asked how he had known that this was a prophet's tomb, that Arab swore, "I had never seen this grave, and did not know whose it was, but a Divine inspiration reached my heart, and I anon knew it beyond a doubt."

'It is recorded of Ali, the Emir of the believers, that he gave this account: Three days after his Excellency's funeral there came an Arab, who threw himself down upon that prince's grave, and took a handful of earth from it, casting it on his own head, and then called out, "O Apostle of God, thou hast spoken it, from thee we have heard it, thou hast received it from God, and we have received it from thee, and it is derived from those who came down to thee, that noble verse, 'And if they have darkened their souls, let them come unto thee!' I have brought darkness on my soul: but I