Abstract:
One of the main issues in the Islamic knowledge is the divine revelation made to the Prophet (s). Of particular interest in this regard is the revelation of the Qur’ān to the Prophet (s) and its manner. This is one of the disputed discussions among the exegetes and the scholars of the qur’ānic sciences. The source of this discussion is comprised of numerous narrations that are found in the narration collections and the Qur’ān commentaries. These narrations can be divided into six groups, namely the Prophet’s (s) panic during the revelation of the Qur’ān, the revelation of the Qur’ān to the Prophet (s) when he was asleep, the Prophet’s (s) sweating during the revelation of the Qur’ān, the revelation of the Qur’ān when the Prophet (s) was riding a steed, the sound of a bell during the revelation of the Qur’ān, and the Prophet’s (s) fading when he received the revelation. These narrations are mostly weak based on the Rijāl (evaluation of the transmitters of Islamic traditions) and Dirāya (analysis of Scripture) standards. In addition to the weakness of the chains of transmission, the content of the first group of narrations is against the rational reasons. However, the content of the narrations of the other five groups seems to be sound and face no rational or narrative constraints.
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Bukayr Qurashī in the chain of transmission of this narration, which has been considered a weak transmitter by Nisā’ī (Mizzī, 1980, vol.
The answer is that from the foregoing narration we can understand that the panic and horror mood has been a preface to the revelation of the Qur’ān, as the qur’ānic verses were revealed a little after the Prophet (s) met Gabriel.
2. It is mentioned in another narration from ‘Āyisha: When the revelation came down to the Prophet of Allāh (s), a sound came from his head similar to the sound of a sleeping person; his face got red and changed, he felt cold in his front teeth, and drops of sweat flowed from him like pearls (Ibn Sa‘d, 1990, vol.
4. It is narrated from ‘Āyisha that whenever the divine revelation came down to the Prophet (s), he sweat (Ibn Ḥajar ‘Asqalānī, 1960, vol.
6. It is narrated from Ibn ‘Abbās: When revelation came down to the Prophet of Allāh (s), the color of his face changed; the Companions got away from him and did not talk (Bayhaqī, 2003, vol.
It is narrated from ‘Āyisha that when the divine revelation was made to the Prophet of Allāh (s) – while he was riding a camel – the camel got on its knees (Ibn Ḥanbal, 1998, vol.
When the whole Table Spread chapter [Qur’ān 5] was revealed to the Prophet (s), the front leg of the camel was going to be broken due to the heaviness of the divine revelation (Ibn Ḥanbal Mizzī, 1998, vol.