eae AN We Sfer ISLAMIRT 2058/1 Zafar filam’s Tutorials B 0 0 K 2 Topics EXPLANATION OF THE QURANIC PASSAGES THE HISTORY AND IMPORTANCE OF T 1E HOLY QURAN Prepared by Sir Dr. Zafar Alam (Ph.D) . Sir Zafar Alam @ 0300-2101569 / j a zafaralamtutorials@guiail.comsur Zafar Alam Passages | SURAH BAQARAH [2:255] 5 talk about Allah in Himself isting, cternal, No le heavens and on \ as He permits? y, all Ney compass any thesheavens and the Wg them for He is the slumber can seize Him nor a His are all tit earth. Who is there can inert in perme knows what is before or ay cl eb His knowledge as He wills. he "Th ne rage ov earth, and He feels no jatge in guar ts pre see Most Hit, the | ay The Pashage’is all nig wer“aiy of Allah, which is the most ; 5 dn cle ¥heliet\ The Wholb faith rests upon this. The verse begins with the Jdeciaratioh that wily Aulah deserees to be worshipped. The attributes of Allah are comp..tery unbiatehable. He is an Lver Living Being. The Holy Quran says: “Fe ie the Furst andthe Yast and the Manifest and the Hiden." God is poe fer i pier ne as fier 46m need of rest and sleep ‘The Huly Guran says: “ 1 we i the heakens and on earth begs of Him. ene day He is ‘evr ene d vi "Hk havoy uy d exis do cveryt aa “Kursi” 1 Se a Thre e ea ih full S things in the unive Saas “ fis mh ider anyone equalo Hil ity Le Alllah. A equal tw Allah or His ness b) This pass al Strengthens oyr faith in/the! o1 Muslim must avoid all feems of Shirk ih his fife lik i assistant, As Allah is the! Sustainer of the words fust ea on Allah for the fui‘tilment of our need alr Thust not Yook\ows thers, It also develops the fear of fand before Allah of accountability and s. Allah is in control of everything, so we must having ful! trust in Allah. A person must not feel proud ‘owledge is very limited and gifted by Allah. hing wils be helpful except the: spend our iife with confiBens of his knowledge as our' SURAH AL-ANA’AM [6:101-103} ae PA Sree SS BSG J al My chel e AUB ge BSB BD BOIS DE aD all ky SS hy at HS Explanation of the ‘Quranic Passages 2br “101. To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: how can He have a son when He has no consort? 102. He created all things, and He has full knowledge of all things. That is Allah, your Lord! There is no god but He, the Creator of all things: then worship Him; and He has the power to dispose all affairs. 103. No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.” Str Zafar Alam a) These verses mainly discuss the supreme and matchfes§ existence of Allah. Sis that Allah is the originator of the entire universe so are accept the true beliefs about Him. The Smet ca the et those who believe in the family folk of Allah i Da passage. fen me Sata b devylopy piety ins ayes jul adkivithes Tg aban Ge Allah has no wife so how can He as Allah is looking everything s realize that Allah is b cae e night and the day, and the sun and the moon. e moon, but adore Allah, who created them, if it is “37. Among His signs Adore not the sun an Him you wish to serve.” a) The passage lays emphasis on oneness and unity of Allah, which is the most important belief of Muslims. All the things present in this universe are the creations of Allah. Everything is busy in obedience of Allah's commands and nothing has any authority on his own. The Holy Quran reminds us that all things are the signs of Allah's existence and greatness. “Indeed in the creation of the heavens and the earth Book? Page (3) sot Shirk as ifJ ea sir ae Alam 2p Quranic pitty as - and night there ere signs for men of understana ivan ee us that worship is the right of Allah alone who = oon and miniamer of everything. Worshiping some of Allah's creations ig 4 ‘ahich is an unpardonable sin. The Holy Quran says: “Verily Allah forgives no, ppertners should be set up with Him but He forgives except that (anything ei, § whom He wills.” [4:48]. closer to Allah like Ibrahim and ly Propl mankind and mankind is created «seve 4 that if we worship other creati igo We must avoid considering any} of Altah’s rea tions Of Allah a meditation tp ese yreatibns are created to serve nathing else\ We must must “4. 0 His ete high| and the angels celebrate the praises. of their Loy: on unity of Allah. All he created the entire universe so He alone heavens which look so “Verily. Allah grasp th e ‘earth lest they should move away from their places.” [35:41] \\ ajso tell ‘ about the existence of angles. which also an important Muslim belief, are created for various functions like to glorify Allah all he time. Quran says: “...... there are those who are with your Lord glorify Him night and day, and never are they tired”. [41:38] They also ask Allah to forgive His creation as the authority to forgive also belongs to Allah, b) This passage reminds us that Allah is the sole owner of entire universe so all of us must accept His authority. All creations are busy in the praises of Allah sO mankind should also engage them selves in His worship. The oo says: “and created not jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (alone).” [51: 56] Seok Page () Explanation of the Quranic Passages Z, Ir Italso strengthens our faith in the existence of angels which leads us to the concept of recording our deeds for rewards and punishments. If a person has committed sins in his life even then he must not be hopeless as Allah loves to forgive those who turn to Allah for repentance. Str Zafar Alam SURAH IKHLAS [112] Ala A ‘Sat At aay ba SYS IS Ay dls as Allah’s appointed authorities. The surah lays eradicates shirk and polytheism from its roots. slaves.” [21:26] The passage say: as He is perfect in all ways- passage thoroughly forms of shirk in his idea of oneness. As Alld for the solutions of o strengthen our relationsfip-with Allah by believing in Him as Supreme and obeying His commands. All of our worships. sacrifices and deeds must be done for Allah's pleasure. Book,2 Page (5)ae Sir Zafar Alam Passages 6-10 talk about Allah and created world SURAH FATIHA [1] OD et a candle G5 at nay emda Oa GALS Sy Ss ay judgment. 5. You we worship, and your aid we Show us the/strdight way. 7. The way of those to whom You have 4) This is the opening surah of the Holy Quran. 1% mother of the book, as all major th : it tells about Allah’s Greatness whd\is thaChefishér a their deeds and no ond intercede with Him worshipped and in ever seek guidance from Alla about the main teachings of Islam. It strengthens out oe Allah by ferfiinding us that Allah is our creator and maintainer so We a acknowledge His greatness and worship Him alone. As Allah loves us even more than our mothers so we should also remain loyal to Him and obey His commands. We Esplanation of the ‘Quranic Passages 6 Sir Zafar Alam zhr SURAH BAQARAH [2:21-22] A AR GR oe i ila NS 1 ST A gta Mb SS Sat AD ae hy A ols LAL ye J iy oly ol Lp ia NS See gd ons Bj bs ou and those who righteousness; 22. ur canopy; and sent jt brought forth fruits for your “21, O people ! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who creat came before you, so that you may have the chanceto forship. It shows that Allah says that only He forefathers. fh distress. In response mankind should acknowledge his ipping Him. They must not worship other a i 9a nothing B (\: x le isthe creator of the whole Ny the hea\ens ‘al bee itioned ve ( mankind. Allah is so powerful ag earth for mankind and msd on it easily. We have stop growing. Only acknowledge him as besides Allah who have Gh gla cay tt Bee Shalt Ste 3.801 a, 51 Ald ae gid De at Ae ‘Book2 ~ Page (7)a opr uattttion Quranic pate Sir Zafar Alam ae rd, who created, 2. Created man ou oy fa “1. Read in the name of your Lo} "1 Proclaim! And your Lord as most bountiful, 34. 4. He Taught man what he did not know.” of congealed blood, taught by the pen, 5. elation of the Holy Quran. revealed in the cave of yy; and leaming. Even the first word of the reve riority over all other creat ° 4) This is the first rev. ays emphasis on knowledge ‘Read’. Mankind is given supei eaming. The Holy Quran sa: ot? "3 of all creations, just from a power and knowledge. Allah if 40 those who kngy created man, the Belief in His limit eg dei limited ang 7s @. We should not only gain the k : ly nowle Bape of life. We should-also ponder over aa ' ff so we should rely upon him in everything. Per ery ; Ould be it can play more impuriant role than swords in ci 1g WC the blot \ SURAH ZI) 91\ WY 0 WS Se MN SIS Wt bei ca aly a) Wyusl OSs ey Wary “I. When the earth is iS shaken 10 her utmost convulsion, 2. And the earth throws up her burd. 4 On that day wlohe one man cries out: ‘What is the matter with her” eclare her tidings: 5. For that your Lord will ha Boake Page (8) a A Explanation of the Str Zafar Alam Quranic Passages given her inspiration. 6. On that day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown their deeds. 7. Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good see it! 8 And anyone who has done an atom’s weight of evil shall see it.” a) This surah iaihs avuut suine major Muslim beliefs. Firstly it says that this world is temporary and a day will come when this whole system will be destroyed. It ig mentioned in many other places like Qaria’h and Takswetx/ It sheans that this world is a place of trials and it is not ergsted to last forever.Fuis sufah also strengthens our d He is able to destroy punishment. “So he worldly pleasures. We must fear The negligence of t 03) 5 pA He AL SENS Sd I pS ot oe Beal AD 5 Bad oe “1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, 2. The King of mankind, 3. The God of Mankind, 4. From the mischief of the whisperer who withdraws, 5. Who whispers into the hearts of mankind, 6. Among jinns and among mankind.” Book? PageExplanatio, Quranic Pyactte Sir Zafar Alam eho) close relationship of Allh With His cregig™ different stages of development or takes care of the “ of Al ie aa they need and He gives them everything. He hay te creations. a mo ‘on mankind. All other authorities have no comparison with yin oii tacerves to be worshipped. The surah also ™entiong ide mankind. The Holy Quran save pefieve that if we are ig a) The surah talks about the complete aut Due to such qu.siins the existence of Satan, His function is to misgul “Verily Satan is to man an open enemy.” [12: 5] But we Allah's protection he can not be successful in these evil » Qnship with mankind ay R He deservés 19, be fassages i 5 tallabout Allah’s relation with His messengers Ue PAPA Ge a oO 6 on SS “30. Behold, your Lord said to the angels: ‘I will create a vic egerent 0 earth,’ They said: ‘Will You place there one who will make mischi ef there and shed blood?. whilst we celebrate your praises and glorify your holy (name)?" Book? Explanation of the ‘Quranic Passages He said: ‘] know what you do not know.’ 31. And He taught Adam the names of all things; then He placed them before the angels, and said: ‘Tell me the names of these if you are right.’ 32. They said: ‘Glory to You, of knowledge we have none, save what You have taught us: In truth it is You who are perfect in knowledge and wisdom.’ 33. He said: ‘Adam! Tell them their names.’ When he had told them, Allah said: ‘Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of heaven and earth, and I know what you /fekeal and what you Allah and that angels Allah's command did a mistake but Al repentance. sition on earth. Allah has appointed . They have to implement the law of Allah on themselves and in th ehtire world. They have to make effort for it which includes the different forms of JijgdThey should also acquire knowledge of the word of Allah to maintain their superiority over other creations. We should remain loyal to Allah and Must reject the evil ideas of Satan. We must obey Allah as only in this way we can get into paradise from where Adam was sent down. In case of any disobedience we should immediately tum to Allah saying; “O our Lord we wronged our souls and if you will not forgive us and show mercy to then surely we will be among the losers.” Book2 Page (11Explanation 1 Quranic Pent as SURAH ANA’AM [' 275-79] | aig eSB Ay SL Sa Sle aS “yp ely DEBI Gi 1 OS USS SF tate: Sir Zafar Alam BG WE a hug | Shad fo on SY Gh gerd IS BH Shey : t gl yah Ci qws of the heavens (oon rising in splendour, set, he said: ‘Unless my Lord and then disappear. authority on their owk “And among His sign sun and the moon but . Nene is His sharer or partner. It shows that all gi Allah guided them. prophets searched for truft b) The passage encourages mankind to think about the creations of Allah as it leads to the understanding of Allah's greatness. The passage tells us that all messengers used their intellect to find the true path so we should also follow their W8Y and must not follow the practices of forefathers blindly. About the Holy Prophel Quran said; “and He found you wandering and he gave you guidance.” We must 10 accept as a deity something that had no control over its own destiny like the setting sun, dying stars and waning moon. We must declare our faith in Allah’s oneness and Book 2 Page (12) Explanetion of the Sir Zafar Alam Qarnnic Pascages our freedom from shirk. Whoever will try sincerelt to find out truth Allah will definitely guide Him. “And for those who strive hard in Us (Our Cause), We will surely guide them to Our paths.” [29:69] SURAH MAIDAH [5:110} DES AD gi a ayy BS VN ie 8 SLD eS ole SES By a3) LSS ARN AEE Qouf faith in prophethood. It also reminds us the when Allah will ask the Prophets about the obedience of his people. Allah choSeFlis Messengers and He made their role clear by supporting them with miracles. We must follow the guidance and teachings of the Messengers as Allah sent them for our guidance. We should also remember that the miracles took place due to the powers of Allah and the Prophets were like other human beings. It also strengthens our belief that nothing can harm us if we are in Allah's protection as Allah protected Jesus from Bani Israel. The teachings of the Prophets are to cure the sick of heart and soul so we must take benefit from it. ‘Book 2 Page (13)~Mnle er Zafar Alar ~ Gi Explanation of the ee ——SuRAH DUA (931 Sa Zhr Cure Pasae this surah. It teaches us that everything happens in our life according to f Allah and it is based on wisdom. The problems of this life are short lived so we need to show patience and focus on the next permanent life. Allah remains with his servants in all stages of their lives so they should have faith in Him. We must be thankful to Allah for his countless blessings and share it with other creations. We should not be rude to orphans and needy as Allah wants us to show mercy to His creations if we want His mercy. AWTHA you in need, and. with harshness, 10. i ke ‘ell about the bounty of your Lord!” also taught that we must}love> respect and obey the prophet as Allah also loved hima. We should thank Allah 69 offering prayer and giving sacrifice in His way. We must remember that Allah will never leave those who hate or insult His Messenger. He loves those who love and support His messengers. ophe displeased with him. The surah answered their objections and consoled jhe nessenger. It strengthens our faith in the high ranks of the Prophet in the sight of Affah. It tells us that Allah is always with His messenger evet at Limes it seems that He is not with him. Allah is wise and sometime we do 00t Understand the wisdom of His actions. The hardships which messengers suffer in he way of Allah never go in vain. Their rewards are definitely stored for them in tH hereafter. The surah also contains some ethical teachings like good treatment of orphans and needy. Allah on HE Passage tells us about the relationship of Allah with the Holy Prope uld not see him in eri : ! not see him in grief and distress that was why He consoled him two¥® —_ Book? Fae)oh Omen nation et, sir zafar Blame ~~ QUESTIONS BASED ON THE THEMES OF Quran ALLAH IN HIMSELF Using passages you have studied, write about the main teachings sin QL. Usiny ; God in the Qur’a! che first five passages talk about Allah in Himself. All these seen unity and oneness of Allah, which isthe foundatjén|of faith. Th eed the first passage which describes Tawhecd ff-a establishes.(“Allah there is n0 it He. of Allah to prove this calim. aith. The verse g a Nery logical way, Firs mektions\ncomparable attribuug 1 1¢ Quran says, “He the first and the last, and thé Mahi Hid le is ¥ree from all defecy and is alone worthy o! ‘Neither jer_seizes Him nor the soltue,) and tte. The knowledge of people 6 knows what is open in speech and in full control of everything in this universe. heawens afd th \ | thbsdy ‘he entire universe without anyone's suggestios negate any possibility of His kinship. It simply asksfhose' who believe th His \ descendanis.(‘How can He have a6 when He-tras moconsort? Alt shallenges he logic of Allah having children Segause\he doSprrT yave W wile. Th Qyran Sikes Nt say 4 Noting rol Allah's physical retati in maky ot well\it says.(% ey Say ‘The Most Gc ten se thing. Such a belief Yiolates thd very who believe in Allah’} fathily bet descendants. No one hi art or and sovereignty. Surah kflas also says. 0 son did Allah beget, nor is there any gd along with Him. vat is far BeyOd our limited conception and is thus, invisible to the physical eye. He islindgressible to human perception and imagination. e brought Sorth a terrible The-Verses condemn those The Unity of Allah can be justified by the signs of His superiority in the universe; the Heaven and the angels. Often, nations adored the sun and the moon a0 worshipped them. towards which Allah says in Surah Fussilat, “Adore not the 5#* and the moon, but adore Allah, who created them, if it is Him you wish to serve” These creations and altering of night and day: justify that a Supreme Seing unique # all His anzibutes is the creator of the worids. No one can challenge Him or disturb Him “Behold! In the creation of night and day — there are indeed sig". fe Book? Page (16 Sr Laplanation of the Str Zafar Alam ‘Qureaic Pasoages men of understanding.” However. if man denies and rebels against Allah, it 15 said, «,,.but if any deny faith, Allah stands not in need of any of His creatures.” Worshipping other creations is the msuh of mankind as they are the best of all creations. Believing in the authority of celestial bodies is shirk is an unperdonabic sim Quran saysIndeed Shirk is the greatest ofall sins.” ) According to Surah Shura His greatness and supremacy is evident by the fact that the heavens are bent and are on the brink of falling to pik His majestic Being. All creations remain bus; in “And there is not a thing excep tha it exc i] by His praise, but you de not understand their [way of] extlti is‘passage alip tells us Yhat countless angets also remain busy in the worship of Allah/ sayk “But if Mey are arrogant - then those who are near yourdLord exalt Him By Right and by dfs, and they do not ¢ also tells us 4boutSligh’s led mercy. He loves rel Despite ali the error doings of Brace and mercy. He says. “Verily, My also says: Say, "O My servants who ave} transgress} [by sinning}, do not despair of the mercy of Pa Inteed Hlal forgtves all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merdiful 7 , ~~ | Syrah Tikinlas eradicates shirk and lays stress on the af Alldh Yr was reveatéd in the rejection of Makkans who thought that onion being ean nt nm al! offices of universe. This passage meticians(Sa hick means that Allah ‘on no one but ail other beings fae vt) (HY has ko share in ip. neither in His essence nof His attrigutes’ Deblctjn@ Allah \oy means JX figures or symbols is qualified s blasp! i) tvs “Indeed, I am Allah . There is no cept ws so a. fn Allah and avoid all for SS Shirk N{he partners should be set ip with Him b except that to whom He wills.” ALLAH\AND Q2. From passages yde-fave studied from the Qur'a relationship with humankind. CREATED WORLD write about God's Allah created Hazrat Adam as the first man and sent him to earth as His vicegerent. So the first and foremost relationship is that Allah is the creator and man is His creation. The Quranic passages of syllabus define this relationship. In Surah Alaq Allah says “....created man out of a clot of congealed blood.” Surah Baqarch says: “O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous.” So mankind has no right to ignore Allah, instead they should Book? Page 17)\ a Zafer Alam oan : thanks him tor the gift of lite. Quran gay.) snl aus ea = Ifelexs and He brought you ‘o met you P a capex ofthis elatonsin i tat Allah is 80 OUF ssn, 4 er erg eave us fr ourselves But He Murures and cherishes yx aL a igh the chersher and sustain of the worlds.” Allah loves yyy rane ethers and ful all ou nee, Allah hes promised sustenance tis ein Fewers, dnd whasoever fears Allah, for him Allah bring orth a way g gives him sustenance from where ie does not im ‘comforts of life by giving us ‘couch and the heavens you never wilh you be apleTo by telievihe in fo e Blessings fo oth va en witlfpur crear. n and has provided us a @ hak made the earth yoy jin the icuchgr itd the in yew wo wth first revealed word meant read. books and messengers f¢ who know, equal to those whe do noknon has been given higher\faculties O€ for the physical growthto! by giving them Divine! makes us closer to All knowledge and wisdom. Ar beings as he made arrangements ledge, both worldly and spiritual fs miracles and creations in the light of ___Alllah has also taught nan how to counter the evil doings of magicians, jinn and will wishers as the verses of Surah Naas and Falaq ate’ weapons against such evils nd were recited by the Prophet when he was under the effects of black magic. We o™ remain safe from all evil forces only if we maintain strong relation with Allh *Y remembering Him all the time. As He is our nurturer and the king so we should anoye cS His refuge against all evils. Quran says: And say, "My Lord, 1 st fuge in You fre incit il i seek refuce in You 4 lest they ep etement othe devils: And I seek refuge in You, m™ ree BookZ xe i, Str Zafar Alam Explanation of the Quranic Passages Allah gave us life, sustenance and knowledge to put us into trial. He wants to see who follows His path. So reward and punishment is the climax of our relationship with Allah. Surah Mulk says: “[He/ who created death and Ife to test you {as tof which of you is best in deed.” So Allah is also the judge and moderator of man “Master of the Day of Judgment")Allah will be the judge og the day of reckoning and ‘will hold ys accountable fur our deeds. No one will be able to challenge Allah's command(“who can intercede in his presence except as he wit", )Allah's judgment will be of the utmost justice and not even small good or will be overlooked as said in Surah Zilzal. “Then sh ne who he shall see it and anyone who send the pedple with good i” Allah will frdm hellfire-AMislim should do good wiltg cS a wil| therallow his beloved i ‘an \lq2. [From thepQhr'ahis) passages you have studied, outline the relationship between i His messengers who were sent before the Praphet Muljammnd. JS. . some tH, Hack torahe ‘gam (75-79] is about Hazrat Ibrahim It mentiopa ta: Hazrd: Myrahitn was brn among idol worshippers but He rejected it usingdjs common sense. Surah Ambiya mentions that Ibrahim: brokevthe idols of Ane people eagept the biggest ony to . ¢ them think that the idols “ai dete ys poo pam hoW carhthey benef or rade thoy i agmi ig Mie the, ts \excey tinge one meter oe this from their enemies. Hadrat Ibrahim then ted to Irag to Palestine with His wife Sarah. On His way aking gifted him with a slave girl, Hajrah. Sarah gave birth to Ishaq and Hadrat Ibrahim settled him in Jeruselum. Hajrah gave birth to Hadrat Ismail and Hadrat Ibrahim settled him in Makkah. All Messengers came in their descendants. So all divine religions respect Ibrahim and count Him in their communit. But Quran says, “Neither was Ibrahim a Jew nor a Christian but He was a Muslim and a Haneef”. Book 2 Page (19)o Ey Str Zafar Alam afr Owes Allah put Ibrahim into many trials but Ibrahim fulfilled all of Alay commands like leaving Hajrah and Ismail in the desert and slaughtering Ismail. Due to His devotion for Allah, Allah made Him a model for mankind. The Holy Quran says, “J will make you the leader of the nations.” |i also “Follow the religion of Ibrahim (Islamic monotheism) and he was not polytheists”. The Holy Quran also mentions the rebuilding of the Holy Kaabah by Hazrat Ibrahim and Hazrat Ismail. It says: “Amd remembes ard accept from 1 im's devotion Allah da scripture a aus < onthe fa fbi jy Tam a slave of Allah, He has given Quran mentions the miracles gé blindness and he could give life s Wat mentioned with these sniracle: Quran also calls Je avestiim from their attack. The Holy Quran says. “And they neither\killed (or crucified him.......but Allah raised him up unto himself”. The Holy Quran rejects the concept of three Gods trinity. It says, “And do not say trinity. Seize itis better for you”. {It also said, “The Jews say, Ezra is the son of Allah "; and the Christians say, "The Messiah is the son of Allah." That is their statement from their mouths” Majority of the Mustims believe that Jesus will come back and He will kill Dajjal and the Jews. He will implement the Holy Quran and will follow the sunnah of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) and when he will die he will be buried in Madinah. Book,2 Page (20) Uf = ik a Zafar filam's Tutorials ISLAMIAT 2058/1 Topic THE HISTORY AND IMPORTANCE OF THE HOLY QURANThe Histoy of The Hoy a — ER REVELATION OF QURAN FROM 610 TO 632 * As the Holy Quran is the word of Allah so it was with Him since eternity Holy Quran says, “Nay! This is the Glorious Quran. (Inscribed) In Preserved Tablet.” (85:21-22) From there it was sent down to the Prophet igg Period of twenty three years. Allah says. “And (itis) @ Quran which We hay divided (into parts), in order that you might recite it t We have revealed it by stages." (17:106) + The first revelation was réGegled in “Ramadan is the modth \hYn ee Taran says: “Indeed We revdaled iin Yhe ight of Rowbe. Holy Quran iq revealed as whole on Wig shy of thtywofld\in thANigbrot Power and then i} revealed if portgns iy the ae Iytbsee" years. The first revelation v a = 2 Pr ‘Was bey iq deep fneditation when Jibrael appeared | in the CaXg of (ate ‘ghey hin fead. He replied that he could not ead | Then the angel fuged him, tett thrice and recited, “Read in the Name of Thy Lord\ Who hus dreatéd. He has created mun from a clot (of congealed blet ‘ Reedandyour Lord ss the Most Generous. Wiio has taught-by the | Per,.He has taught man that which ke knew not.” (9 Prophet Was 4 shopked and confused as t was his first experience ates oe Ay 2 The Hoi Prophet. wee be revenvad repslayor Had ail Hadras Ayesha suid: “7 smerevelgtions ¢ swing cold and when that condition wa3\ove perspyratior a” He sometimes hear tha ringlng o€ t€ bell and Yat Was tb on hin: His Py used by become very hegvy duripy reveiptton. ifhe were ona camel t wou'dsiddown. % companiok said that Wlé-propher’s leg was on his Jeg when revelatjob caune and ie thought bis feg would crush. It was due to the spiritual weight of- wor bf Allah Allah says, “Had We sent down this Quran on a mouribin, you wouleSurely have seen it humbling itself and rem asunder by the feyr vf Allah: (59:21) 72 * Revelation comeS i God's ituman Messengers either directly or through an intermediary. In the case of an intermediary. itis the angel Gabriel who brings the revelation. There are nwo ways that this occurs: 1, The angel would come tw him with a voive like the clanging of a bell. This is the severest way revelation would come to the Messenger. Such a harsh sound demands the full attention 9 the one being addressed with it, When the revelation came in this manzcr, it was extremely demanding upon all of ihe Messenger’s faculties. Page (2) a ahr ‘Te History de Imp Str Zafar Alam (of The Hols Quran The angel would come tw him in the form of a man. This was easier than the previous way, since the form of the angelic Messenger was familiar to the human Messenger and easier to relate to. Both of these ways are mentioned by the Prophet in his answer to al-Haanth b. Hishaam when he asked how the revelation came to him. God's Messenger said: “Sometimes he comes to me like the clanging of « difficult for me. It weighs upon me and I And sometimes the angel comes to me in the and I commit to he says A ‘and this is the most what he says. ‘man and speaks to me Revelation without an int 2 God speaking directly Moses. God says: “Wh “It is not for damon being that God should speak so him except as revelation or from behind a barrier, or by sending a Messenger whe reveals by His leave whatever He wishes. Verily, He is Al-Knowing, All-Wise.” (42:5) + The revelations came to the Holy Prophet according to the differen events and Fequirements of his community. Like Surah Kawthar was revealed when his infant son died and Makkans were making of him by calling him Abtar. Surah Duha was revealed after a break in revelation for the rest of the Prophet in Page (3