The First Revelation
Jibrīl brings the first verses of Sūrat al-ʿAlaq in the Cave of Ḥirāʾ.
Given to long periods of solitude and reflection in the Cave of Ḥirāʾ on the Mountain of Light, the Prophet ﷺ was visited by the Angel Jibrīl, who commanded him to 'Read!' and conveyed the first revealed verses of Sūrat al-ʿAlaq.
Shaken, he returned to Khadījah, who reassured and comforted him and took him to her cousin Waraqah ibn Nawfal, a learned man who recognised this as the same revelation that had come to Mūsā (as).
Key figures
The verses revealed
ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ﴿١﴾
Recite in the name of your Lord who created -
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ﴿٢﴾
Created man from a clinging substance.
ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ﴿٣﴾
Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -
ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ﴿٤﴾
Who taught by the pen -
عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ﴿٥﴾
Taught man that which he knew not.
Reflections
- Revelation began with 'Read': knowledge is foundational to the faith.
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Source & authenticity · Compiled from standard Seerah works, principally Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar) by S. al-Mubarakpuri. Editorial summaries in our own words; dates per traditional sources. Long-form detail is expanded from vetted sources and under scholarly review.