NO.9. THE BEGINNING OF THE REVELATION

Before becoming a prophet, muhammad usually spent one month every year in a cave on the top of a mountain near mecca. There he meditated and thought about religion of Araham.This was done by him because he refused to accept the beliefs of the people of mecca who worshipeped idols. This continued for a number of years. When he was forty years of age the Archangel Gabriel came to him and convinced him.

It was clear that he was a prophet from God. He received the first revelation after becoming a prophet . The first revelation said :

“ Read in the name of Lord who created. Created man from a blood clot.Read, the Lord is most beneficial. He taught by pen. Taught man what he knew not.”

When the prophet reeived this revelation from God and when he became sure, then he began to call people to accept the new religion. The new religion was based on the oneness of God- worshipping only Allah and giving up the worship of idols.

VOCABULARY :

TO MEDITATE	:	BERSEMEDI/KHALWAT
SERVANT	;	PELAYAN/ABDI
BENEFICIAL	;	MEMBERI MANFAAT
CLOT	;	GUMPALAN BEKU
TO CONVINCED	;	MEYAKINKAN
TO INCREASE;		BERTAMBAH/MENINGKAT

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