10فَأَوحىٰ إِلىٰ عَبدِهِ ما أَوحىٰAli UnalAnd He revealed to His servant what He revealed.1These verses, like the verses above, are about both Gabriel’s bringing the Revelation to the Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, and the Messenger’s meeting with God during the Ascension, an event that happened beyond all concepts of modality. In the former case, verse 8 means that Gabriel “went down” from his position in the heaven and came close to the Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, who was on the earth. In the latter case, it means that God manifested His nearness to the Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, and attracted him toward Him, and the Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, ascended toward Him, high enough to meet with Him. This meeting, which signifies the Messenger’s unparalleled nearness to God, is expressed in verse 9 as the “nearness between the strings of two bows put adjacent to each other.” This comparison points to the insurmountable boundary between the realm of contingency (creation) and the infinite “realm” of Absolute Necessity (the Creator). God’s Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, reached the highest point that a created being can. During the Ascension, God prescribed the five daily Prayers, so these verses also suggest the importance of the Prescribed Prayer. For this reason, the Prayer contains the meaning of the Ascension and is regarded as the ascension of every believer who performs it. A believer can realize ascension according to their capacity in the Prayer, an occasion on which a believer is nearest to God.