@Hadithoftheday "Iqra" - Read/Recite
The first word revealed from Allah upon the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was Iqra' /Read.
The actual and complete verse in Qur'an regarding this is:
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِى خَلَقَ
"Recite in the name of your Lord who created -"
(Qur'an ; Al-Alaq 96: Verse 1)
The first word revealed from Allah upon the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was Iqra' /Read.
The actual and complete verse in Qur'an regarding this is:
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِى خَلَقَ
"Recite in the name of your Lord who created -"
(Qur'an ; Al-Alaq 96: Verse 1)
@Hadithoftheday This word "Iqra" or "read" is in Chapter Al-Alaq of glorious Qur'an. Surah Alaq is 96th chapter of Qur'an. It has 19 verses. It's meccan (revealed in makkah) chapter.
Alaq means "Clot".
It's revealtion order is 1
Other names of this chapter are : “The embryo",the clinging form
Alaq means "Clot".
It's revealtion order is 1
Other names of this chapter are : “The embryo",the clinging form
@Hadithoftheday Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to visit a small cave called "Hira". At age of 40, Prophet ﷺ received the first Revelation from Allah sent through Jibrael A.S on 27th of Ramadan
Allah says in Qur'an:
"Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree."
(Al-Qadr 97: 1)
Allah says in Qur'an:
"Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree."
(Al-Qadr 97: 1)
@Hadithoftheday First Revelation that Rasulullah ﷺ received in Cave Hira is narrated as :
The angel came to him and asked him to read. The Prophet replied ‘I do not know how to read’. The Prophet added, ‘The angel caught me (forcibly) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it any more.
The angel came to him and asked him to read. The Prophet replied ‘I do not know how to read’. The Prophet added, ‘The angel caught me (forcibly) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it any more.
@Hadithoftheday He then released me and again asked me to read and I replied, “I do not know how to read”. Thereupon he caught me again and pressed me a second time till I could not bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read, but again I replied, “I do not know how to read”
@Hadithoftheday Thereupon he caught me for the third time and pressed me, and then released me and said: “Read, in the name of Your Lord, who created, created man from a clot. Read! And Your Lord is the most bountiful” …(Bukhari)
@Hadithoftheday The first Heavenly Disclosure of Quran included initial Five Verses of Chapter Alaq
“Recite in the name of your Lord who created
Created man from a clinging substance
Recite and your Lord is the most Generous.
Who taught by the pen –Taught man that which he knew not.”(96: 1-5)
“Recite in the name of your Lord who created
Created man from a clinging substance
Recite and your Lord is the most Generous.
Who taught by the pen –Taught man that which he knew not.”(96: 1-5)
@Hadithoftheday Very first ayah of surah alaq has two basic instructions in it: first of all, the Almighty Lord directs one to read and acquire knowledge of Qur'an - Furqan e Hameed. The second thing is to ask Allah to guide one to put the acquired information into proper use
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