Quran was revealed both at once and verse by verse.
It was sent down at once in Laylat Al-Qadr (the night of degree) in the month of Ramadan, but it was revealed over 23 years.
It wasn't revealed at once, it was revealed over 23 years through the angel Jibreel (Gabriel) to the prophet Muhammad PBUH who taught it to the Muslims.
No. It was revealed time to time. It took about 23 years to complete its revalation.
arabic
the Koran was revealed in the month of Ramadan
Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad by God through the Angel Gabriel (Jibril)Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad by God through the Angel Gabriel (Jibril).
tHE QURAN WAS REVEALED IN PIECE MEAL DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. The Quran is the final book of Allah and as such it should stay alive until the end of this world. Such a Book should contain the solutions to different situtations, problems which may likely to occurre in different times. So, the Quran was revealed according to the circumstances and situations that people during the time of the Prophet (S) faced. Meaning of course, the Quran was revealed according to the circumstances and it contained the verdicts for each problems. The Orders and Prohbitions of Islam , therefore, not implimented at once. The first thing to impliment the Orders and Prohibitions required was the Belief in Allah, Belief in the Hereafter and other compulsory Beliefs. So, during the period of Prophet in Makka the quran taught the said matters. After having taught the Belief and after having believed in the Oneness of Allah by the people, then it would be easy to formulate other rules to them. So, during the life in Madina, Quran gave importance to the compulsory deeds in Islma, and the rules regarding to set up an ideal society. This means, the rules of Islam was established gradually and slowly. This is the reason why the quran was revealed in piece meal. 2. The verses of the Quran was to be stayed alive till the end of this univese. If the Quran was not revealed in piece meal, it would have been difficult for the followers of Quran to learn byheart. The Quran was later compiled from the memories of the companions and from the records written by some of the writers of the Prophet. At the same time, the quran if was revealed at once, this facilities would have been lost.
Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.)
71 times in 69 verses
Surah Al-nasr
AL-Alaq
In the cave of hira