How did the Quran come to Muhammed?

Answer 1

The Qur'an was given by Allah to our beloved Prophet Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam). The book wasn't given all at once. Allah revealed, or gave, the book to him a little at a time over the period of 23 years.

The first part of the Qur'an was given to Prophet Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) when he was forty years old. At that time, Muhammad didn't know about Allah. But because he hated the idols and statues which his people bowed down to and prayed to, Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) tried to find his Creator in his own way.

Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) used to go to a mountain called Jabal an-Nur (Mountain of Light) outside of his home town of Makkah, in Arabia, to think and look for answers to all his questions.

Everyone in town thought Muhammad was nice, honest and friendly. They used to give him different nick-names like Al-Amin('the trustworthy one'), but Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) wanted more than just to be a nice guy. He wanted to know what was true and what was false. Soon his wish was going to be answered because Allah was going to choose him to be His Last Messenger to the people of the earth.

On that lonely mountain, in a small cave, called Cave Hira, Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) was resting after a lot of heavy thinking. Suddenly a bright Angel appeared in front of him and said the word, "READ."

Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) was born in a place where there were no school, so he never learned to read or write. He was so scared of the bright creature that all he coud say was, "I..I can't read."

The angel took hold of him and squeezed him tightly and repeated the word he said before, "Read."

Muhammad cried, "I can't read!"

The Angel grabbed him again and squeezed the breath out of his chest and repeated, "Read."

To save himself from any further pain, Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) answered quickly, "What should I read?"

Then the angel gave the new Prophet his new message from Allah. He said,

"Read in the Name of your Lord Who created humans from a clot of blood (embryo). Read for your Generous Lord. He is the One Who taught people with the pen what they didn't know before."

Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) ran home to his wife, Khadijah, who comforted him from his strange vision. But from then on, the angel, whose name was Jibra'il, came back to him often and taught him more and more of the Qur'an and about Islam.

The Last Messenger of Allah began his mission and the Qur'an wouldn't be completed until 23 years later. When it was finally done, the world would be changed forever.

Answer 2

According to islamic sources, the Qur'an was introduced to 'Muhammad' by the parental cousin( 'Waraka ibn Nawfal' ), of his first wife 'Kadijah'.

Waraka was a Roman Catholic Ebionite Priest living in Mecca, and one who had made detailed studies of the Christian Gospels and the Old Testament scriptures.

Muslim tradition maintains that Waraka was one of the believers in the Age of Ignorance, meaning that he was a believer before the prophecy of Muhammad. Waraka would frequently contemplate and pray at the Kaaba and began to read the Biblical texts in their original language and even learned to read Hebrew.

As Muhammad grew in age, Waraka's influence over him and knowledge of the sacred scriptures increased, which may help to explain the similarity between the Qur'an and the Holy Bible. Several years later, during Muhammad's reported first revelation (which is understood to be Q. XCVI: 1-5), Waraka recognized his call to prophecy as authentic and tradition recounts Waraka saying: "There has come to him the greatest Law that came to Moses; surely he is the prophet of this people".

Waraka, upon accepting Muhammad's prophecy, remained a Christian and, in later accounts, was counted among Muhammad's companions.

Muhammad is later said to have said of Waraka: "Do not slander Waraka ibn Nawfal, for I have seen that he will have one or two gardens in Paradise."

Sources:

Encyclopedia of Islam, Online ed., Waraka b. Nawfal

Ibn Hisham, The Life of Muhammad, 3rd ed., vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 73.

Reading Islam.com What Really Happened Up There?

Saheeh al-Jaami as-Sagheer, 6/1534, no. 7197

Answer 3

According to islamic sources, the Qur'an was introduced to 'Muhammad' by the parental cousin( 'Waraka ibn Nawfal' ), of his first wife 'Kadijah'.

Waraka was a Roman Catholic Ebionite Priest living in Mecca, and one who had made detailed studies of the Christian Gospels and the Old Testament scriptures.
Muslim tradition maintains that Waraka was one of the believers in the Age of Ignorance, meaning that he was a believer before the prophecy of Muhammad. Waraka would frequently contemplate and pray at the Kaaba and began to read the Biblical texts in their original language and even learned to read Hebrew.

As Muhammad grew in age, Waraka's influence over him and knowledge of the sacred scriptures increased, which may help to explain the similarity between the Qur'an and the Holy Bible. Several years later, during Muhammad's reported first revelation (which is understood to be Q. XCVI: 1-5), Waraka recognized his call to prophecy as authentic and tradition recounts Waraka saying: "There has come to him the greatest Law that came to Moses; surely he is the prophet of this people".
Waraka, upon accepting Muhammad's prophecy, remained a Christian and, in later accounts, was counted among Muhammad's companions.

Muhammad is later said to have said of Waraka: "Do not slander Waraka ibn Nawfal, for I have seen that he will have one or two gardens in Paradise."

Sources:

Encyclopedia of Islam, Online ed., Waraka b. Nawfal

Ibn Hisham, The Life of Muhammad, 3rd ed., vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 73.

Reading Islam.com What Really Happened Up There?

Saheeh al-Jaami as-Sagheer, 6/1534, no. 7197

Answer 4

The holy Qur'an is the last heavenly book revealed to the last Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAW). It testifies the previous heavenly books like the Torah, the Zaboor, The Bible and others revealed to Hazrat Moses (AS), Hazrat David (AS), Hazrat Jesus Christ (AS). It also testifies all the Prophets (May peace be upon them all). It was revealed by Almighty Allah through the Arch Angel Hazrat Gabriel (AS). It teaches honesty, chastity, truthfulness, equality, justice and sacrifice.

Answer 5

Muslims hold that the Angel Gabriel imprinted God's words into Muhammad and he then spoke these words to the people. The people, in turn, continually recited them as an oral tradition before writing the book down in its concrete form.

According the Secular History, the Qur'an is the result either of Muhammad's own penmanship or the result of elders within the Arab Empire putting together the holy book of their religion.

Answer 6

The holy quran come from Allah to the prophet by revelation

Answer 7

Prophet Mohammed Wrote it.

Answer 8

Wiki User, WRONG! Mohammed was illiterate. He could not read or write. His al-sahabbah (companions) took notes of his revelations and these were compiled 200 years after the death of Mohammed during the caliphate of Uthman and was initially called "the Uthmanic codex"