The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was in the form of good righteous (true) dreams in his sleep. He never had a dream but that it came true like bright day light. He used to go in seclusion (the cave of) Hira where he used to worship(Allah Alone) continuously for many (days) nights. He used to take with him the journey food for that (stay) and then come back to (his wife) Khadija to take his food like-wise again for another period to stay, till suddenly the Truth descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him in it and asked him to read. The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, I do not know how to read. (The Prophet (ﷺ) added), The angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it anymore. He then released me and again asked me to read, and I replied, I do not know how to read, whereupon he caught me again and pressed me a second time till I could not bear it anymore. He then released me and asked me again to read, but again I replied, I do not know how to read (or, what shall I read?). 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 has created (all that exists). Has created man from a clot. Read and Your Lord is Most Generous...up to..... ..that which he knew not. (96.15) Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) returned with the Inspiration, his neck muscles twitching with terror till he entered upon Khadija and said, Cover me! Cover me! They covered him till his fear was over and then he said, O Khadija, what is wrong with me? Then he told her everything that had happened and said, 'I fear that something may happen to me. Khadija said, 'Never! But have the glad tidings, for by Allah, Allah will never disgrace you as you keep good reactions with your Kith and kin, speak the truth, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guest generously and assist the deserving, calamityafflicted ones. Khadija then accompanied him to (her cousin) Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin `Abdul `Uzza bin Qusai. Waraqa was the son of her paternal uncle, i.e., her father's brother, who during the Pre-Islamic Period became a Christian and used to write the Arabic writing and used to write of the Gospels in Arabic as much as Allah wished him to write. He was an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to him, O my cousin! Listen to the story of your nephew. Waraqa asked, O my nephew! What have you seen? The Prophet (ﷺ) described whatever he had seen. Waraqa said, This is the same Namus (i.e., Gabriel, the Angel who keeps the secrets) whom Allah had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn you out. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked, Will they turn me out? Waraqa replied in the affirmative and said: Never did a man come with something similar to what you have brought but was treated with hostility. If I should remain alive till the day when you will be turned out then I would support you strongly. But after a few days Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while and the Prophet (ﷺ) became so sad as we have heard that he intended several times to throw himself from the tops of high mountains and every time he went up the top of a mountain in order to throw himself down, Gabriel would appear before him and say, O Muhammad! You are indeed Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in truth whereupon his heart would become quiet and he would calm down and would return home. And whenever the period of the coming of the inspiration used to become long, he would do as before, but when he used to reach the top of a mountain, Gabriel would appear before him and say to him what he had said before. (Ibn `Abbas said regarding the meaning of: 'He it is that Cleaves the daybreak (from the darkness)' (6.96) that Al-Asbah. means the light of the sun during the day and the light of the moon at night).

Telah menceritakan kepada kami Yahya bin Bukair telah menceritakan kepada kami Al Laits dari Uqail dari Ibnu Syihab -lewat jalur periwayatan lain-Dan Telah menceritakan kepadaku 'Abdullah bin Muhammad telah menceritakan kepada kami 'Abdurrazaq telah menceritakan kepada kami Ma'mar, Az Zuhri mengatakan, telah menceritakan kepadaku Urwah dari Aisyah radliallahu 'anha, ia menceritakan; wahyu pertama-tama yang diturunkan kepada Rasulullah Shallallahu'alaihiwasallam adalah berupa mimpi yang baik ketika tidur, beliau tidak bermimpi selain datang seperti fajar subuh, dan beliau selalu pergi ke goa Hira bertahannus di sana, yaitu beribadah beberapa malam, dan beliau untuk hal tersebut berbekal, kemudian kembali kepada Khadijah agar dia dapat membekali beliau untuk keperluan seperti itu, sampai akhirnya beliau di kejutkan dengan al haq ketika beliau sedang berada di dalam goa Hira`, malaikat datang kepada beliau dan berujar; 'bacalah! ' Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam berkata kepadanya; "maka aku menjawab; 'Saya tidak bisa membaca! ' Lalu dia mendekapku dan menutupiku hingga aku kepayahan. kemudian melepasku dan berkata; 'Bacalah! ' aku menjawab; 'Saya tidak bisa membaca! ' Ia mendekapku lagi dan menutupiku untuk kedua kalinya hingga aku kepayahan, kemudian melepasku lagi seraya mengatakan; 'Bacalah! ' saya menjawab; 'Saya tidak bisa membaca.' Maka ia mendekapku dan menutupiku untuk kali ketiganya hingga aku kepayahan, kemudian melepasku lagi dan mengatakan; 'IQRO' BISMI ROBBIKAL LADZII KHOLAQO sampai ayat 'ALLAMAL INSAANA MAA LAM YA'LAM, '" kemudian beliau pulang dengan menggigil hingga menemui Khadijah dan berkata; "Selimutilah aku, selimutilah aku!" maka keluarganya pun menyelimuti beliau, sampai rasa ketakutan beliau menghilang, kemudian beliau berkata: "ya Khadijah, apa yang terjadi pada diriku?" beliau menceritakan peristiwa tersebut kepadanya dan berkata; "Aku mengkhawatirkan diriku" Maka Khadijah menjawab: 'Sekali-kali tidak, bergembiralah, demi Allah, Allah tidak akan menghinakanmu selama-lamanya, sebab engkau suka menyambung silaturrahim, berkata jujur, menghilangkan kesusahan serta menjamu tamu, serta membela kebenaran! ' Maka Khadijah pergi bersama beliau menemui Waraqah bin naufal bin Asad bin Abdul Uzza bin Qushshay, anak paman Khadijah, atau saudara ayahnya, ia adalah semasa jahiliyah beragama nashrani dan suka menulis kitab suci arabi, ia menulis injil arabi dengan kehendak Allah, dan dia seorang kakek yang cukup umur dan buta. Maka Khadijah berkata kepadanya; 'Wahai anak paman, dengarlah (apa yang dituturkan) anak saudaramu! ' Waraqah bertanya; 'Hai anak saudaraku, apa yang telah kau lihat? ' Maka Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam mengabarkan apa yang telah beliau lihat, spontan Waraqah mengatakan; 'Ini adalah Namus yang pernah diturunkan kepada Musa, duhai sekiranya ketika itu aku masih gagah perkasa dan masih hidup, ketika kaummu mengusirmu! ' "Adakah kaumku akan mengusirku?" Tanya Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. Waraqah menjawab; 'Iya, tidak ada seorang pun yang membawa seperti yang kau bawa, melainkan ia akan dimusuhi. Jikalau aku temui hari-harimu, niscaya aku membelamu dengan gigih.' kemudian tak berselang lama Waraqah meninggal dan wahyu berhenti beberapa lama hingga Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam sedih. Berita yang sampai kepada kami, kesedihan yang beliau alami sedemikian rupa, hingga beliau beberapa kali ingin bunuh diri dengan cara menerjukan diri dari puncak gunung, setiap kali beliau naik puncak gunung untuk menerjunkan dirinya, Jibril menampakkan diri dan mengatakan; 'hai Muhammad, sesungguhnya engkau betul-betul Rasulullah! ' nasehat ini menjadikan hatinya lega dan jiwannya tenang dan pulang. Namun jika sekian lama wahyu tidak turun, jiwanya kembali terguncang, dan setiap kali ia naik puncak gunung untuk bunuh diri, Jibril menampakkan diri dan menasehati semisalnya. Ibnu Abbas mengatakan tentang ayat; 'Faaliqul ishbah' yaitu cahaya matahari ketika siang, dan cahaya bulan ketika malam.