13 Preface وَلَقَد رَآهُ نَزلَةً أُخرىٰYusuf AliFor indeed he saw him at a second descent,1The first occasion when Gabriel appeared in a visible form was at the Mountain of Light, when he brought his first revelation beginning with Iqra': see C. 29-35. The second was at the Prophet’s Mi'raj or Ascension: see Introduction to S. 17, paras. 2-4. These were the only two occasions when Gabriel appeared in visible form. (R).