He observed:
It is the norm in Divine revelation that some days revelations occur one after the other with great force and a sequence of revelations is formed, while in other days there is such silence that it is unclear why it is so quiet and the ignorant criticize that now God Almighty has stopped talking to him altogether.
The Noble Prophet also endured a similar period when people thought that now revelation had ceased. Accordingly, the disbelievers started to scoff that now God had become—God forbid—displeased with our Noble Messenger and would now no longer address him. However, God Almighty gave the reply to this in the Holy Quran by saying:
وَالضُّحٰی ۙ﴿۲﴾ وَالَّیۡلِ اِذَا سَجٰی ۙ﴿۳﴾ مَا وَدَّعَکَ رَبُّکَ وَمَا قَلٰی ؕ﴿۴﴾ 1
Meaning that, it is sworn by the [testimony of the] time of the swelling of sunlight and of night, neither has your Lord forsaken you nor was He displeased with you. Its meaning is that just as the day dawns and the night naturally befalls thereafter, and then the light of day subsequently becomes manifest—it is no reflection of God’s pleasure or displeasure.
In other words, it is neither understood from the dawning of day that God Almighty is pleased with His servants at that time, nor is it understood from the falling of night that God Almighty is displeased with His servants at that time. Rather, by observing this alternation, every wise person can easily understand that this occurs according to the laws established by God Almighty. It is His ordained rule of operation that night follows the day and day follows the night. Thus, it is wrong to surmise from the observation of this sequence that God Almighty is pleased at this time or is displeased at that time.
In the same way, any extent of interruption in the sequence [of Divine Revelation] these days does not prove that God Almighty has become displeased with me or that He has forsaken me. Rather, it is His norm that for a period of time, Divine revelation occurs with great force and one after the other, and for a few days it remains in abeyance and then it starts again. It is just like the day and night following each other.2
1 Surah ad-Duha, 93:2–4 [Publisher]
2 Badr, vol. 6, no. 52, p. 3, dated 26 December 1907