A Simple Guide to ISLAM
The Qur’an
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According to the
Sahaba
his body used to become very weighty
during such a revelation until the camel on which he was riding
used to sit down due to that load.
The Prophet would hang his head and his companions would do
the same, and when that condition was over he would raise up his
head. Sometimes the Angel came in the form of a man. The angel
also visited the Prophet in the shape of Prophet’s companion,
Dahiya Kalbi.
THE COLLECTION OF THE QUR’AN
The Qur’an is a book of revelations from God. Today it exists in
the form of a book consisting of 114 chapters. They were sent
down by the angel Gabriel, bit by bit according to the demand of
circumstances.
The revelations started in 610 while the Prophet was in seclusion
in a cave of
Hira
mountain, two miles from Makkah. The entire
revelation was completed over a period of 23 years. The last
passage was revealed when the Prophet was addressing a gathering
at Mount
Arafat
after performing farewell pilgrimage in A.D. 622.
The Qur'an was not revealed all at one time. It was revealed
gradually over a period of twenty three years. When any part of the
Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet he used to recite it to his
companions. Since the verses of the Qur'an were recited during
prayer the companions had to memorize them in order to recite
them in their daily prayers.
