And here is the Messenger of Allah—His might was mighty—supported by a hidden, divine power, who remained concealing his matter after the descent of the revelation upon him for three years, and he frequently prayed with those who accepted Islam with him while hiding in the Cave of Hira or other than it of the homes of the Muslims, and he did not declare the call openly until he felt the strength moving by his side; and despite this, he was tortured by the polytheists along with the believing group that responded to the blessed call, such as Bilal, Ammar, and others besides them.

Indeed, intellects vary in comprehension and knowledge just as bodies vary in strength to bear heavy weights; this one bends under the weight of the idea that he cannot digest, and that one bends under the burden exceeding his capacity. This is, moreover, in addition to the shackles of beliefs inherited, and the embraced customs and traditions. If a rational human being possesses a secret, in which chest then does he deposit it? Is it not with someone whose knowledge, love, and concealment he trusts? And likewise, say with respect to the Creator, the Exalted, for He deposited His secret with persons whom He chose for the message and delivery,