WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Quran Al-Qurʾn . Arabic calligraphy for “Quran.” Muslims believe that the Quran was verbally revealed from God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632 CE, the year of his death.

Detailed explanation-2: -While meditating in a cave on Mount Hira, Muhammad had a revelation. He came to believe that he was called on by God to be a prophet and teacher of a new faith, Islam, which means literally “submission."

Detailed explanation-3: -In AD 610, he was meditating in a cave on Mount Hira when the Angel Gabriel appeared and spoke to him. The angel said the word ‘Allah’ and Muhammad began to recite words which he believed came straight from God. This was his first revelation from God.

Detailed explanation-4: -Muslims believe that the Qur’an, the holy book of Islam, was revealed to Muhammad over a period of twenty-three years, starting with the initial revelation at Mount Hira. After the Prophet’s death, his successors compiled these divine revelations in a manuscript.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to Islamic belief, Muhammad was the only person to see Heaven and Hell while still alive. When Muhammad died in 632, he had not named a successor. One faction, the Shi’a, believed that only individuals with direct lineage to the Prophet could guide the Muslim community righteously.