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Muhammad, Muhammail, the Messenger ofAllah.
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said: 'Yes, 'Yes, I would take care of a flock of sheep for
the people of Makkah.' (Bukhari @uhhari 2143)
When Prophet Muhammad • S turned tumed forty, he received
divine revelation; he was at the cave of Hira. The Mother of
the believers, A'ishah, with whom Allah is pleased, said:
'The
'The first thing that Allah's Messenger. S received,
while in the Cave of Hira in Makkah, were good
visions [dreams]. [dreams], Every time he had a dream, it
would come true and clear, like the split of the dawn.
Later on, Allah's Messenger. Messenger,6 began to love being
alone in meditation. He spent lengthy periods for
days and nights to fulfil this purpose in the Cave
before returning retuming back to his family. He would take a
supply of food for his trip. When he came back to his
wife Khadeejah, with whom Allah is pleased, he
would get a fresh supply of food and go back to the
same Cave to continue his meditation:
meditation.'
'The
'The Truth came to him while he was in the Cave of
Hira. The Tlte Angel Jibreel iti!l riF came to Muhammad 6•
and commanded him to read. Muhammad 6•
replied: "I cannot read!" Jibreel r*ig ~ embraced
Muhammad 6 $
until he could not breathe, and then
let him go saying: "O "0 Muhammad! Read!" Again,
Muhammad {F • replied: "I cannot read!" }ibreel Jibreel *;9 ~
embraced Muhammad 6 • for the second time. He
then ordered him to read for the third time, when he
did not he embraced him tightly until he could not
breathe, and then let him go saying: "O "0 Muhammad!
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