HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
Question
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Abraham
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the angel Gabriel
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Ishmael
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On one of these occasions, the Archangel Gabriel (Jibra’il in Arabic) appeared to him and instructed him to recite “in the name of [your] lord.” This was the first of many revelations that became the basis of the Qur’an, the holy book of Islam.
Detailed explanation-2: -Muhammad was meditating in a cave on Mount Hira when he saw the Angel Jibril . The angel commanded him to recite the words before him. Muhammad had never been taught to read or write but he was able to recite the words. In this way, Allah’s message continued to be revealed to Muhammad over the next 23 years.
Detailed explanation-3: -The voice called after him, “O Muhammad, you are the messenger of God, and I am the angel Gabriel.” This revelation was soon followed by others about the one true God. Eventually, the angel told Muhammad to begin proclaiming God’s message.
Detailed explanation-4: -Then the angel Gabriel embraced him tightly and then revealed to him the first lines of chapter 96 of the Qur’an, “Read: In the name of Allah Who created, (1) Created man from a clot. (2) Read: And Allah is the Most Generous, (3) Who taught by the pen, (4) Taught man that which he knew not.
Detailed explanation-5: -Jibrīl, also spelled Jabrāʾīl or Jibreel, in Islam, the archangel who acts as intermediary between God and humans and as bearer of revelation to the prophets, most notably to Muhammad. In biblical literature Gabriel is the counterpart to Jibrīl.