Event 5 of 15
First Revelation in the Cave of Hira
610 CE
The Prophet ﷺ used to go to the Cave of Hira on a mountain to think and reflect. The angel Jibril (Gabriel) came to him and said: 'Read!' These were the first verses of the Holy Quran. The Prophet ﷺ went to Khadijah feeling scared, and she comforted him and encouraged him.
The lesson
Learning and reading are very important in Islam. The first word revealed was 'Read!'
In the Quran
"Recite in the name of your Lord who created"
Al-'Alaq 96:1-5