Fourth: Other reports state, “until I felt the coolness of His fingertips on my chest.” This explicitly establishes that the coolness he felt was that of the hand placed on his back.

As for his words, “In some narrations, ‘I felt the coolness of His fingertips’; this will be explained, Allah Most High willing,” he later wrote:

“Chapter Twenty-Three: The Fingertip. This word does not occur in the Quran, but it does occur in a report, namely the narration from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), in which he said: ‘He placed His hand on my shoulders, and I felt the coolness of His fingertips; then I knew what had been and what would be.’”

He also said: “The interpretation is this: one says to a great king, ‘Place your hand on So-and-so’s head,’ meaning, ‘Direct your care toward him.’ Thus, his words, ‘He placed His hand on my shoulders,’ mean, ‘He directed His care toward me.’ His words, ‘I felt the coolness of His fingertips,’ mean, ‘I felt the effect of that care.’ For the Arabs express the experience of comfort and pleasure in terms of feeling coolness. When they wish to offer a supplication, they say, ‘May Allah cool