to the delay of the spirit in giving the covenant. If the spirit is slow in giving the covenant, the woman's labor is slow. And if the spirit is quick in giving the covenant, the woman gives birth quickly. And the more the spirit refuses, the more intense the woman's labor becomes."

Then he, may His might be glorified, said: "The spirit is presented to its Lord, and He takes its covenant Himself. Then the angels descend with the spirit together, and the angels scold the body, and it turns over from its fright, and its bottom becomes its top, so the head comes out before the feet. When the body comes out, the spirit enters it. For that reason, when the believer falls, he does not cry or scream, and he looks at the sky and at the angels, experiencing joy and comfort before a period of intense crying follows the angels' departure. This newborn, having been spiritually renewed, neither vomits nor defecates in the manner of others, a distinguishing feature of the pure believer's birth.