The Makkan Period
Chapter 2 · Event 5
Splitting of the Chest
573 CE Banu Sa'd
Two angels came to the young Prophet ﷺ, opened his chest, took out his heart, purified it, and returned it. This was the first spiritual preparation for Prophethood.
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