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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Allah! There is no god but He -- the Living, the Self-subsisting, the Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they comprehend anything of His knowledge except as He wills... Read more>>
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| Hadith Of the Day. |
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| mother of the faithful believers: |
(the mother of the
faithful believers) The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was
in the form of good dreams which came true like bright day light, and then the love of
seclusion was bestowed upon him. He used to go in seclusion in the cave of Hira where he
used to worship (Allah alone) continuously for many days before his desire to see his
family. He used to take with him the journey food for the stay and then come back to (his
wife) Khadija to take his food like-wise again till suddenly the Truth descended upon him
while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him and asked him to read. The Prophet
replied, "I do not know how to read.
The Prophet added,
"The angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it any
more. He then released me and again asked me to read and I replied, 'I do not know how
to read.' Thereupon he caught me again and pressed me a second time till I could not
bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read but again I replied,
'I do not know how to read (or what shall I read)?' Thereupon he caught me for the
third time and pressed me, and then released me and said, 'Read in the name of your
Lord, who has created (all that exists) has created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is
the Most Generous." (96.1, 96.2, 96.3) Then Allah's Apostle returned with the
Inspiration and with his heart beating severely. Then he went to Khadija bint Khuwailid and
said, "Cover me! Cover me!" They covered him till his fear was over and after that
he told her everything that had happened and said, "I fear that something may happen to
me." Khadija replied, "Never! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. You keep
good relations with your Kith and kin, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guests
generously and assist the deserving calamity-afflicted ones."
Khadija then accompanied him to her cousin Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin 'Abdul
'Uzza, who, during the PreIslamic Period became a Christian and used to write the
writing with Hebrew letters. He would write from the Gospel in Hebrew as much as Allah
wished him to write. He was an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to Waraqa,
"Listen to the story of your nephew, O my cousin!" Waraqa asked, "O my
nephew! What have you seen?" Allah's Apostle described whatever he had seen.
Waraqa said, "This is the same one who keeps the secrets (angel Gabriel) whom Allah had
sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn
you out." Allah's Apostle asked, "Will they drive me out?" Waraqa
replied in the affirmative and said, "Anyone (man) who came with something similar to
what you have brought was treated with hostility; and if I should remain alive till the day
when you will be turned out then I would support you strongly." But after a few days
Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while.
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah Al-Ansari while talking about the period of pause in
revelation reporting the speech of the Prophet "While I was walking, all of a sudden I
heard a voice from the sky. I looked up and saw the same angel who had visited me at the
cave of Hira' sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I got afraid of him and
came back home and said, 'Wrap me (in blankets).' And then Allah revealed the
following Holy Verses (of Quran):
'O you (i.e. Muhammad)!
wrapped up in garments!' Arise and warn (the people against Allah's
Punishment),... up to 'and desert the idols.' (74.1-5) After this the revelation
started coming strongly, frequently and regularly."
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