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Five Initial Revelations Of Qur'an
Pehli Paanch Wahi
Period of fourth Revelation
•"The Ho]y Messenger of Allah
describing the period of falrat al-wahi (break
in revelation) said: One day when I was passing on the way, I suddenly heard a
call from heaven. I raised my head and saw that the same Angel who had visited
me in the Cave of Hira was sitting on a throne between heaven
and earth. This struck terror in my heart, and reaching home quickly, I said:
'Cover me up, cover me up'. So the people of the house covered me up with a
quilt (or blanket). At that time Allah sent down the Revelation: Yaayyuhal-Muddaththiru...
From then on, revelation became intense and continuous." (Bukhari, Muslim Musnad
Ahmad, Ibn Jarir).
•The rest of the Surah (vv. 8-56) was
revealed when the first Hajj season came after public preaching of Islam had
begun in Makkah.
Theme of fourth Revelation
•Address from on high- This
is an address from on high, calling on the Prophet to get ready for his great
task. He is to warn mankind, wake them up and save them from evil in this life
and from the fire in the life to come, setting them on the way to salvation
before it is too late.
•Warning- To
give warning is the most obvious aspect
of the divine message. It alerts people to the impending danger that threatens
to engulf those who are oblivious of it,
heading unaware into error. Such warning manifests God's grace which He
bestows on people.
•Glory of God- All
entities, sizes, forces, values, events, situations, concepts and shapes
dwindle into insignificance, while God~one is
supreme, perfect and majestic. The Prophet is instructed to warn mankind,
bearing all the difficulties of such a
task, with this vision in mind. He will then think little of any force
or plot aiming to impede his work, as he realizes that his Lord alone is great. Advocates of the divine message need
to always keep this principle in mind when they go about fulfilling their
difficult task.
to be continued . . . .
