FIRST REVELATION
THE HISTORY AND IMPORTANCE OF THE HOLY QURAN Q Give an account of the Prophet’s first experience of receiving revelation. [10-N-04] Q Give a brief description of Muhammad’s call to be Prophet. [8-J-99] Q Give a brief description of the Prophet's experiences in caves. [12-N-07][10-J-10] (On the experience of the cave of Saur, see migration to Madina) Paragraph 1: Age 40/ wanted to reform society/ never liked idol worshiping/ take his food to Hira and stay/ dreams would come true Paragraph 2 610 AD/ Cave of Hira/ Jibraeel (as) in human form/ asked him to read/ Prophet (saw) said he cannot read/ Squeezed him/ same answer/ three times repeated/ recited Al Alaq first five Ayaat: Read! In the name of your Lord who created, Created man out of a clot of congealed blood: Proclaim! And your Lo