HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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God had come to him in a dream and told him to share his knowledge.
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God had fathered him and sent him to Earth to save the human race.
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God had sent an angel to speak to him and to make him a prophet.
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God had given him holy books to share with political leaders.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Prophethood. Muslims believe that Muhammad is the last and final messenger and prophet of God who began receiving direct verbal revelations in 610 CE. The first revealed verses were the first five verses of sura Al-Alaq that the archangel Jibril brought from God to Muhammad in the cave Mount Hira.
Detailed explanation-2: -This illustration depicts Gabriel’s first appearance to Muhammad. The Archangel commands Muhammad to recite God’s word. Muhammad initially hesitated before he spoke God’s message.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Here, the angel Gabriel appears to the Prophet Muhammad, calling him to spread the word of God, and transmitting to him the first of God’s revelations-which would become the Muslim holy book, the Qur’an.