"And they ask you what they ought to spend. In another occasion he was asked what should they give as a charity? Then the revelation came down: "And they ask you concerning the Spirit it is from the Command of (or the things of) my Lord." ( 17:85) He then looked upon the heaven whereat the revelation came down to him say: For instance, a group of Jewish people asked the Prophet about the ‘Spirit’. Had the Qur’an been revealed to the Prophet (S) only at once in the beginning of his mission and he would have quoted its Ayaat when necessary, the disbelievers would have surely accused the Prophet (S) that his explanations were of his intelligence. Similarly, converting Arabs from the evil habits such as drinking alcohol which was deeply rooted in their culture it would not be possible unless the divine rules come down in stages.Ībove all the reasons, gradual revelation of the Qur’an would keep Muslims in constant communication with God and would more explicitly prove the miraculous aspects of the Glorious Qur’an. all came down in stages to make it more practical for early Muslims to get acquainted with its practices. The rules of daily prayers, fasting, paying Zakat, Hajj, etc. The gradual revelation of the Qur’an formed the system of gradual transition from the Jahiliya (Ignorance) lifestyle to the noble Islamic way of life. Surely, this would strengthen the hearts of the Prophet (S) as well as the Muslims. The Holy Qur’an is a miracle and its gradual revelation was a demonstration of the miracle and the intervention of God when necessary. And We have revealed it to you gradually, in stages." ( 25:32) And We have revealed it by stages." ( 17:106)Ģ) " And those who disbelieve say: Why is not the Qur’an revealed to him all at once? Thus (it is sent down in parts) that We may strengthen your heart thereby. The above fact, apart from the testimony of numerous witnesses at the time of the revelation, is supported by the following Ayaat:ġ) " And (it is) a Qur’an which We have divided (into parts) in order that you might recite it to people at intervals. Thus, usually there are circumstances under which certain Ayaat or Chapters of the Qur’an are revealed.
Muslims are unanimous that the Qur’an–unlike the previous Scriptures did not come down from the heaven as a book.
One of the facts about the Qur’an is that its Ayaat were revealed gradually to the Prophet of Islam (S) in different places and at different times over a period of more than 20 years.
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