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The initial revelation was followed by a pause and a second encounter with Gabriel when Muhammad became so sad that he climbed a mountain with the intention of throwing himself off the mountain and heard a voice from the sky and saw the same angel "sitting between the sky and the earth" and the revelations resumed with the first verses of ...
The history of the Quran, the holy book of Islam, is the timeline ranging from the inception of the Quran during the lifetime of Muhammad (believed to have received the Quran through revelation between 610 and 632 CE [1]), to the emergence, transmission, and canonization of its written copies.
Al-ʻAlaq (Arabic: العلق, al-ʻalaq, also known as "The Clinging Clot" or "The Embryo" [1]) is the 96th chapter of the Qur'an. It is composed of 19 āyāt or verses. It is sometimes also known as Sūrat Iqrā (سورة إقرا, "Read"). Chapter 96 of the Qur'an is traditionally believed to have been Muhammad's first revelation.
The Quran, [c] also romanized Qur'an or Koran, [d] is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation directly from God . It is organized in 114 chapters ( surah , pl. suwer ) which consist of individual verses ( āyah ).
The story of Dhu al-Qarnayn is related in chapter 18 of the Qur'an, al-Kahf, revealed to Muhammad when his tribe, Al-Quraysh, sent two men to discover whether the Jews, with their superior knowledge of the scriptures, could advise them on whether Muhammad was truly a prophet of God. The rabbis told the Quraysh to ask Muhammad about three things ...
Many important events and turning points in the mission of Muhammad were connected with revelations from the Quran, although the verses are not necessarily addressed to Muhammad. (Like many verses in the Quran, they often refer to an event/story/moral without explaining the dispute/issue involved.
The Quran was revealed over a period of nearly twenty three years. Muslim scholars agree that the revelations of the Quran can be divided into two broad types: One type includes passages of the Quran which were revealed in response to specific events, incidents or questions put forward to Muhammad.
The revelation of God's word to all mankind, destined to lead man from darkness to light. [6] 15: Al-Hijr: ٱلْحِجْر al-Ḥijr: The Rocky Tract, The Stoneland, The Rock City: 99 (6) Makkah: 54: 57: Alif Lam Ra: v. 80 [6] God's guidance to man through revelation of the Qur'an, which will remain uncorrupted for all times. (v. 9) [6] 14 16 ...