prophet muhammed's first experience of revelation

• age of 40,Muhammad (pbuh) went to the cave in Ramadan, and during one of the nights the first revelation came to him.
• The angel Jibril appeared and instructed Muhammad (pbuh) to read, iqra

  Prophet (pbuh) replied he could not
• The angel squeezed Muhammad (pbuh)

  and said it again and again the Prophet (pbuh) replied he could not.
• After a third time the angel released the Prophet

  and recited the first few verses of Sura Alaq
• The Prophet (pbuh) came out of the cave and heard a voice saying,

  'Muhammad (pbuh), you are the Messenger of God and I am Jibril.' He looked up and saw the angel on the horizon, and wherever he looked he could see the angel.
• muhammad (pbuh) was confused and shaken, and he ran home and asked his wife to

  cover him. She consoled Muhammad (pbuh), saying God would not disgrace him,
• who did they go to

  went to see her cousin Waraqa bin Nawfal, who confirmed Muhammad's prophethood.