Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "Once, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting in a garden in Madinah, leaning against a branch (trunk). Some Jews came to him. They asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about the soul. Then this verse was revealed: 'They ask you concerning the soul. Say: The soul is from the command of my Lord, and you have been given only a little knowledge.'"