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Five Initial Revelations Of Qur'an
Pehli Paanch Wahi
Period of third Revelation
•A
Command has been given in it that the Qur'an be recited in, the Tahajjud
Prayer for half the night, or thereabout. This Command by itself points out
that by that time at least so much of the Qur'an had been revealed as could be
recited for that long.
•In
this section the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) has been exhorted to have
patience at the excesses being committed by his opponents, and the disbelievers
of Makkah have been threatened with the torment. This shows that this section
was revealed at a time when the Holy Prophet(upon whom be peace) had openly
started preaching Islam and the opposition to him at Makkah had grown active
and strong.
Theme of third Revelation
•The
One Enfolded- This is an awesome command
requiring the Prophet to pull himself out from the warmth of his bed in a
comfortable home and with a happy family life so as to place himself in the midst of a hard
struggle, with different forces pulling him here and there.
•A
Heavy Weight to Carry- When
God wanted to prepare His servant and Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him),
for his weighty message, He chose for him night worship because the night hours
are the ones that are strongest of tread, producing the most profound
impression, and most upright of speech.
•Endure with patience- God then directs His Messenger to
remain content and patient in the face of all opposition and false accusation,
telling him to leave those people who so behave to Him to deal with Endure with
patience. So,
the Prophet is instructed to endure with patience whatever is said against his
message and to leave with noble dignity the company of those who are so hostile
to it, leaving them to God to deal with.
to be continued . . . .
