"... His eyes turned not aside, nor did it wander, For he saw the greatest of the signs of his Lord."

© 2016 Chuck Egerton, St. Vital Park, Winnipeg, MB

"Then came he (Gabriel) nearer and approached,
And was at the distance of two bows, or even closer,
And he revealed to his servant what he revealed.
His heart falsified not what he saw.
What will ye then dispute with him as to what he saw?
He had seen also another time,
Near the Sidra-tree, which marks the boundary.
Near which is the garden of repose.
When the Sidra-tree was covered with what covered it,
His eyes turned not aside, nor did it wander,
For he saw the greatest of the signs of his Lord."
    (Quran, Surah 53: 14)

"In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the Tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits; and yielded her fruit every month; and the leaves of the Tree were for the healing of the nations".
      (Bible, Revelation 22:2)