Sahih Al-Bukhari || Revelation (3 - 4) || English Translation ||

Sahih Al-Bukhari || Revelation (3 - 4) || English Translation ||

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(3) CHAPTER. The
commencement of the (Divine) Revelation
to Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him)

3. Narrated ' Aishah (May Allah be pleased
with her) The Mother of the faithful
believers: The commencement of the
(Divine) Revelation to Allah's Messenger
(Peace be upon him) was in the form of
good righteous (true) dreams which came
true like bright daylight, 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 nights before
returning to (or his desire to see) his family.
He used to take with him the journey food
for the stay and then comeback to (his wife)
Khadija to take his food likewise 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 (Peace be upon him) replied, "I
do not know how to read." The Prophet
(Peace be upon him) added, "Then 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 anymore. 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 (a piece
of thick coagulated blood). Read! And your
Lord is the Most Generous.'" (V.96:1-3) Then Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him)
returned with the Revelation and with his heart
beating severely. Then he went to Khadija bint
Khuwailid (May Allah be pleased with her) and
said, "Cover me! Cover me!" They covered him
till his fear was over and after that he told
Khadija (May Allah be pleased with 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 Period of Ignorance 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, 0 my cousin!" Waraqa asked, "0 my
nephew! What have you seen?" Allah's
Messenger (Peace be upon him) ; described
whatever he had seen. Waraqa said, "This is the same one
[who keeps the secrets i.e., angel Jibril
(Gabriel)] whom Allah had sent to Musa
(Moses). I wish I were young and could live
up to the time when your people would turn
you out." Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon
him) 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
Revelation was also paused for a while.

4. Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah Al-Ansari:
While talking about the period of pause in
revelation, reported the speech of the
Prophet (Peace be upon him) , "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 scared of him and came back home
and said, 'Wrap me (in blankets).' And then
Allah revealed the following Holy Verses (of
the Qur'an): '0 you (Muhammad (Peace be
upon him) ) enveloped (in garments)! Arise
and warn ... (up to) ... and keep away from
Ar-Rujz (the idols)!' (V.74:1-5)
After this, the revelation started coming
strongly and frequently in succession one
after the other."

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