The
revelation was a mercy to mankind and even those who disbelieved in him agreed
to this point. To the extent that his uncle, Abu Talib, coined together poetry
in praising Muhammad and his religion.
It
began with the Prophet aged forty, who used to seclude himself in worship in
the mount of Hira, worshipping Allaah in Ramadan and Jibreel came to him.
Jibreel commanded him to read but the Prophet responded by saying that he was
unable. Jibreel would embrace him by the cuff of his shirt to the extent that
the Prophet would feel great distress and then let him go. He commanded him to
read again and it the Prophet explained that he couldn’t and Jibreel embraced
him again, until this repetition was completed three times.
Jibreel
then conveyed to Prophet Muhammad the first five Aayaat of Surah al-Iqra’:
“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. Who has taught (the
writing) by the pen. Has taught man that which he knew not.” [al-‘Alaq 96:1-5]
Once
Jibreel left, Prophet Muhammad ran to Khadeejah’s house. He was in a sense of
extreme fear and confusion. However, she steadily showed compassion to him and
reassured him that he was a righteous man with righteous deeds, “so take glad
tidings, because Allaah would never degrade you. You create a bond between
relatives, you are always truthful in speech, you help the needy and disabled,
you maintain those who have no one to maintain them, you honour and host your
guests and you always uphold the truth against injustices.” She instantly knew
that this was something positive and extensive praised him for his goodly
attributes and etiquettes. She didn’t belie him but instantly believed in him,
and showed support for the truth. Therefore, she was the first believer in
al-Islaam and Allaah is Pleased with her and has Honoured her.
Commentary
-Ibn
Katheer mentions that the revelation was a Mercy from Allaah, and rightly so;
there was no Tawhid on the face of the earth except for a few people who didn’t
practice shirk and pockets of the People of the Book who preserved the Aqeedah
of Tawheed.
-The
day in which Jibreel came down at the beginning of revelation was a Monday.
-The
reaction of Khadeejah shows her praiseworthy attributes and her abundant
wisdom.
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