In year 632 AD.
In the cave of hira
Islam is submission to God; the Creator. It is God religion since start of universe creation. Islam per Torah God revelation to Moses (peace be upon him) is called Judaism. Islam per Bible God revelation to Jesus (peace be upon him) is called Christianity. Islam per God revelation of Quran to Muhammad (peace be upon him) is called the same name Islam as it is the last God religion and the holy book Quran is the last God revelation and Muhammad is the last God prophet. Refer to question below why was Quran revealed.
God revelation of Quran to Prophet Muhammad was through the Angel Gabriel (Jibril) and started in year 610 AD while Prophet Muhammad was in Mecca (Makkah). The Prophet was 40 years ago at start of Quran revelation. Islam is the religion based on Quran holy book. Quran revelation continued until year 632 AD (year of the prophet death).Refer to the related question below for more information on why was Quran revelation.
Quran was never altered since its original revelation. It is important to emphasize that Quran was neither corrected nor altered (even on the level of a letter) since its revelations. This is because of many reasons; mainly:Quran verses were written directly on its revelation by more than one Muslim.Quran verses were kept by heart by many Muslims on the time of its revelations (Currently millions allover the world are keeping quran by heart)Quran is recited five times a day by Muslims during praying and the meantime its recitation outside praying; individually and collectively; is rewarded by God. So, it is not logic to have differences in its recitations.Quran was revealed by God to the prophet in Arabic (that is still a live language). so, the original quran in its revelation language is available since its revelation and in its revelation language.Quran; as the last God holy book; states in its text that it is guarded by God against single letter alterations.
they are:Judaism per Torah revelation to MosesChristianity per Bible revelation to JesusIslam per quran revelation to Muhammad
they are:Judaism per Torah revelation to MosesChristianity per Bible revelation to JesusIslam per quran revelation to Muhammad
The words are God words revelation to prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel (Jibril). The Quran revelation continued from year 610 AD through year 632 AD. God named these words as 'Quran'. The Angel Gabriel (Jibril) revised with the prophet Muhammad, twice a year except the last year it was only once, the ordering and arrangements of the Quran verses .
Answer Prophet Mohamed (peace upon him) was born in Mecca (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) in year 570 AD. The first revelation of Quran by God to him was in year 610 by Angel Gabriel (Jibril). Quran revelation continued until death of prophet Mohamed in year 632. The revelation of quran over this long period (around 22 years) allowed Muslims to memorize Quran verses by heart besides writing them down). The Quran chapters and verses were recited and reviewed by prophet Mohamed together with Angel Gabriel once a year (except last year, it was twice). Millions of Muslims in the world are memorizing the Quran (as a whole or in part) and this explains the reason that Quran is the same version every where in the world and at any time with no even one letter difference.(Mohamed may be spelled Mohammed or Mohammad or Muhammad or Muhammed) l
Islam religion, per God revelation of Quran to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), is the last God religion to human kind and prophet Muhammad is His last prophet and Quran is His last holy book. That is why Quran presents, in addition to God commands as what to do and what not to do, corrections for the deviations and modifications introduced on previous religions. see related questions below for more information
Islam has been since start of the universe creation. See question below. However, if you mean the Islam religion per God revelation of Quran to prophet Muhammad, then Quran God revelation of Quran started in year 610 AD.
22 years, 5 month and 14 days
The main information on Muslims is that they believe in God as the one and only one God with no partner, no companion, no son, no father, no associate, and no equivalence. Muslims are the followers of Islam. Islam per Torah God revelation to Moses is called Judaism. Islam per Bible God revelation to Jesus is called Christianity. Islam per Quran God revelation to Muhammad is called the same name Islam as Muhammad is the last God prophet and Quran is the last God holy book. The fundamentals of Islam per Quran God revelation to prophet Muhammad could be referred to in the questions below.