The Revelations of the Quran
Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
According to Allah's statements in His Book, there were two distinct revelations
of the Quran which took place. It is important that these two revelations
be understood in order to clear up the apparent contradictions in the various
terms used in the Quran and Sunnah to describe the Quran's revelation. On
one hand, the Quran is referred to as having been revealed in its totality
in Ramadan or on Laylatul-Qadr, the Night of Decree; while on the other hand,
it is referred to as having been continuously revealed in segments up until
just before the death of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
The First Revelation
Allah caused the Quran to descend from the Protected Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfuth)
on which it was written to the lowest heaven. In this revelation all of the
Quran was sent down at one time to a station in the lowest heaven referred
to as "Bayt al-'Izzah" (The House of Honor or Power). The blessed night on
which this descent took place is called "Laylatul-Qadr" (The Night of Decree),
one of the odd-numbered nights in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan.
Allah referred to this initial revelation as follows:
"Haa Meem. By the Clear Book, verily, I revealed it in a blessed night."
[Noble Quran 44:1-3]
"Verily, I revealed it on the Night of Decree."
[Noble Quran 97:1]
"The month of Ramadan in which I revealed the Quran as guidance to mankind
..."[Noble Quran 2:185]
These verses have to refer to the initial revelation because it is a known
fact that the whole Quran was not revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon
him) on a single night in Ramadan. Ibn 'Abbas stated that the Quran was first
separated from its station in the upper heavens and placed in Bayt al-'Izzah
in the lowest heaven. One version states that this took place on the Night
of Decree in Ramadan. Had it been Allah's wish, the Quran could then have
been revealed as a whole to the Prophet (peace be upon him) in a single revelation.
This was the method by which all of the earlier books of revelation were sent
down. But, Allah chose to divide the revelation into two parts. The first
revelation within the heavens represented an announcement to the inhabitants
of the heavens that the final book of revelation was being sent down upon
the last of the prophets.
From the lowest heaven sections of the Quran were then taken down by the angel
Jibril to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). This process of revelation
continued over the twenty-three years of his prophethood. This revelation
began with the first five verses of Surah al-'Alaq. These verses were revealed
to the Prophet (peace be upon him) while he was on a spiritual retreat in
the cave of Hira' near Makkah. However, the first complete Surah to be revealed
was Surah al-Fatihah. The revelation of this portion of Quran marked the beginning
of the final phase of prophethood. The last Surah to be revealed was Surah
an-Nasr. This Surah was brought down in Mina during the Farewell Hajj of the
Prophet (peace be upon him), which took place at the end of the tenth year
after the Hijrah. According to Ibn 'Abbas, the last verse to be revealed was
verse 281 in Surah al-Baqarah, the last of a series of verses dealing with
interest. Allah has referred to the second revelation in the following way:
"And (it is) a Quran which I have divided into parts in order that you
(Muhammad) may recite it to the people gradually, and I have revealed it
by successive revelation."
[Noble Quran 17:106]
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