of whom, much larger than the rest, was perpetually weeping and lamenting, which, as Gabriel informed Mahomet, was for the the sins of men, and their destruction consequent thereupon.
In the fifth heaven, which he tells us was made of Adamant, he found Moses, who also besought him to intercede with God in his behalf: and here he saw a much greater number of angels than in any of the former stages.
On his entering into the sixth heaven, which says he, was all of carbuncle, he met with John the Baptist, who likewise commended himself to his prayers; and here the number of angels was greater than in any of the former heavens.
From thence he ascended up to the seventh heaven, which was all made of divine light, where he found Jesus Christ, whose prayers, Mahomet himself, as he tells us, desired; hereby intimating Jesus Christ to be the greater, in order to flatter and please the Christians, and thereby to draw them the more easily into his imposture. Here he saw more angels than in all the other heavens put together, and among them, a very extraordinary one, having seventy thousand heads, and in every head as many tongues, and every tongue uttering, as many distinct voices at once, which he continued day and night, incessantly praising and glorifying the great Creator.
The angel Gabriel, having brought Mahomet thus far, told him, That he, for his own part, was not permitted to go any farther but directed Mahomet to ascend up the rest of the way himself to
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