8 - Revealing the Qur'an

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Tansy Nicholas

Cards (7)

  • Muhammad in the Cave
    • Muhammad, aged 40, went to a cave on Mount Hira outside Makkah to pray
    • The Angel Jibril (Gabriel) appeared to him and told him to read
    • Muhammad could not read so Jibril gave him a message to memorise
    • This was the first message of the Qur'an
  • The Night of Power
    • Muhammad's experience in the cave is the night of power from 610 AD
    • Muslims across the world remember it on the 27th day of Ramadan
    • The revelations from Allah continued for the remaining 23 years of his life
    • Each passage was memorised by his followers and then later written down to form the Qur'an
    • The Qur'an is known to Muslims as the final revelation of Allah
  • Prophets
    • Allah communicates with humans through prophets and angels
    • Prophets are human beings chosen to teach guidance from Allah
    • This channel of communication between Allah and humans is called risalah
    • Allah must show humans what his will is so they can serve him
    • Muhammad is the final prophet as the messages given to him are the last in a long line of revelations that Allah gave, giving back to Abraham
  • The Basic Message
    • There is one true God - Allah
    • Humans must show thanks to Allah through worship
    • There will be Judgement Day where Allah will judge our lives
  • Revelation - The way in which God chooses to show what he is like to people
  • Prophet - A messenger from God
  • Risalah - Communication between God an humanity through prophets