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RISE
TO PROPHETHOOD
Never was the Prophet (s.a.w) surprised
when Jibril (the angel Gabriel) revealed to him the first
divine statement. His life went through many stages so
that he would be prepared to bear the divine message.
From the early part of his life, His Lord nurtured him
kindly and closely as he was the future Prophet. To this
fact, Imam Ali (a.s.) referred him his sermon named
al-Qasi'a. as well as Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) in a statement
reported from him.The Prophet (s.a.w.) began to spend more time in the
cave of Hira' for worship and meditation. Those devotions
in the cave of Hira', located at the top of Mt. Hira'
northeast of Makka, was a manifestation of preparing him
for the heavy task awaiting him. The longest period he
would remain in the cave was a whole month, and that
would be the month of Ramadhan.During other months, he would spend whole nights there.
He began to hear the voice, and see the light, and have
dreams that were to come to pass exactly as he saw them
in the world of dreams.(20)
THE PROPHET AND MESSENGER
At the age of forty, Jibril (a.s.) descended to reveal
to him the seal of messages beginning with the first
divine verses:Read in the name of your Lord Who created. He
created man from a clot. Read and your Lord is Most
Honourable, Who taught (to write) with the pen, Taught
man what he knew not...Holy Qur'an (96:1-5) It was so great, so majestic and so glorious an
experience to receive the revelation, that he felt a
little tired, and so he lay down on his bed to have some
rest. During these critical moments Jibril appeared to
him for the second time:O you who are clothed! Arise and warn, And
your Lord garments do purify, And uncleanness do
shun,...Holy Qur'an (73:1-5) Thus, Allah ordered His Prophet to carry His message
to all people.
KINDS OF REVELATION
It is interesting to note how the message was revealed
to the Prophet (s.a.w.). Allah mentions the manifestations of the holy revelation
in the following verses:And it is not for any mortal that Allah
should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a
veil, or by sending a messenger and revealing by His
permission what He pleases; Surely He is High, Wise. And
thus did We reveal to you an inspired book by Our
command. You did not know what the Book was, nor (what)
the faith (was), but We made it a light, guiding thereby
whom We please of Our servants; and most surely you show
the way to the right path.Holy Qur'an (42:51-52)9 In this respect, we understand from the Qur'anic texts
and the holy sunna that Allah revealed to the Prophet
(s.a.w.) His message in many ways.One way was that Allah, the Most Exalted and High, would
reveal to him, directly and without any other means, the
truth. It is said that this kind of revelation was the
most majestic and so moving that his mule would sink to
the ground(21), and that his forehead would break into
sweast even if it is . was bitterly cold.(22) Another way was that Allah would send a messenger to
His Prophet. He would appear in his angelic shape, or in
the shap of a human being.Another method was the true vision, for the Prophets
never saw false dreams. Whatever they saw in their dreams
they saw in reality, because of the immense spiritual
powers they had, through which they perceived the truth
during sleep and wakefulness. That was in addition to the
divine inspiration and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
