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What happened on the day of Mab’ath?

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Certainly (the Almighty) has conferred a benefit upon the faithful when he appointed among them a prophet from themselves, reciting to them His verses and purifying them, and teaching them the Book and the wisdom, although they were surely in manifest error before that.
(The holy Quran, 3:164)

What happened on the day of Mab’ath?

over a millennium and four centuries ago, the Archangel, Gabriel, descended by God’s command on Mount Noor on the outskirts of the then obscure town of Mecca in the Arabian Peninsula with the following divine message to the 40-year old person popularly known as as-Sadeq or the Truthful, and al-Amin or the Trustworthy:    

Read in the Name of your Lord Who Created; Created man from a clot; Read and your Lord is Most Honourable; Who taught (to write) with the pen; Taught man what he knew not?
(The holy Quran, 96:1-5)

The moment Archangel Gabriel brought these ayahs to the person whose light was the first thing created by God Almighty, Prophet Muhammad (SAWA), as calm and confident as ever, recited them as if he knew it more perfectly than the conveyor of the message. What transpired on the 27th of Rajab at Cave Hera, exactly 1447 lunar years ago, was that glorious moment which would change the destiny of the world. This was the start of the gradual revelation for the next 23 years of the holy Qur’an, which remains till this day as the Immortal Miracle of Islam.

It all started in the Cave of Hira

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The Hira mountain is situated in the north of Makkah and one can reach its summit within half an hour. The surface at this mountain consists of slabs of black stone and no signs of life are found in it. In its northern point, there is a cave which can be approached by man after crossing the stones. Its height is about as much as the stature of a man. Sunlight penetrates into a part of this cave and its remaining part is always dark.
However. this very cave is a witness to such incidents about its close friend that even today people hasten to it with an ardent desire to hear about these incidents from its mute language and to reach its threshold, after undergoing many hardships, so as to enquire from it about the incident of ‘revelation’, as well as about a part of the life history of that great benefactor of mankind. And the cave also replies in its mute language:

“This is the place of worship by the honourable one of Quraish. Before he attained to the office of prophethood he spent many days and many nights in here. He had selected this spot, which was away from uproar, for the purpose of prayers and worship. He spent the entire month of Ramadan here, and at other times also he took asylum in this locality every now and then. So much so that his dear wife knew that as and when he did not come home he must be busy in prayers on the mountain of Hira. And when she sent people after him they found him meditating and praying at this place.”

Before Muhammad (pbuh) attained to the office of prophethood, he used to reflect much upon two matters:

1 He studied thoroughly the book of existence and observed the luminosity, power and craftsmanship of Allah in the features of every existing thing. By conducting deep study of the skies and the stars and prudently considering the creatures on earth he was approaching nearer to his target day after day.

2 He meditated upon the onerous responsibility which, he knew, he had to shoulder. With all the corruption and deterioration of the human society in that time, he did not consider its reformation to be something impossible. However, the enforcement of reformatory programme, too, was not devoid of difficulties and hardship. Hence, he observed the tumultuous life of the Makkans and the voluptuousness of Quraysh and reflected upon the ways and means of their reformation.
He wondered at the people worshipping the lifeless and ineffective idols and showing humility before them and signs of discomfort appeared on his face. However, as he had not been ordained to mention the realities, he refrained from pointing them out to those people.

The Message – eBook

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A detail and inspiring account of the life of Prophet Muhammad (s), based on authentic historical documents.[divider]

[box type=”note” align=”aligncenter” width=”300px” ]Name: The Message
Author: Ayatullah Ja’far Subhani[/box]

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Lessons from the Holy Prophet of Islam – eBook

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A Selection of statements by Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei on the personality and Be’that of the Holy Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him).[divider]

[box type=”note” align=”aligncenter” width=”380px” ]Name: Lessons from the Holy Prophet of Islam
Author: Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei [/box]

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Black Thursday – eBook

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 The text authored by Muhammad Al Tijani Al Samawi presents an english translation of the famous event of Raziyyat Yawm al-Khamees, known as Black Thursday which took place in the last days before the Holy Prophet’s demise. It concerns an incident during the Prophet’s illness when he asked for writing materials to dictate a will, but the people present around him said that he was talking nonsense. This event is a point of controversy between the two largest sects of Islam. This book presents the reality of what happened and who was the person involved who had the audacity to cast such aspersion on the Messenger of Allah (S).[divider]

[box type=”note” align=”aligncenter” width=”440px” ]Name: Black Thursday
Authors: Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi
Translated by: Sayyid Maqsood Athar[/box]

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The Prophet’s attitude towards Children and Youth – eBook

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A text on Prophet Muhammad’s (S) attitude towards children and youth. The book is divided into two distinct parts, dealing with the Prophet’s attitude towards children and towards youth separately. The subject is presented using sayings from the Infallibles, historical accounts and the occasional findings from scientific research.[divider]

[box type=”note” align=”aligncenter” width=”460px” ]Name: The Prophet’s attitude towards Children and Youth
Authors: Muhammad Ali Chenarani
Translated by: Mahdi Azadi[/box]

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Behavior & Character of The Holy Prophet of Islam – eBook

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[box type=”note” align=”aligncenter” width=”440px” ]Name: Behavior & Character of The Holy Prophet of Islam
from Imam Khomeini’s Viewpoint
Author: Mostafa Dilshad Tehrani
Translated by: Ali Shahbaz[/box]

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Sunan An-Nabi – eBook

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This book presents a collection of narrations on the conduct, customs, and actions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S), those that he always performed and those that describe his way of life.[divider]

[box type=”note” align=”aligncenter” width=”450px” ]Name: Sunan An-Nabi
author: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
Translated By: Tahir Ridha Jaffer[/box]

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What kind of belief did the Jews have before the advent of the holy prophet?part 27

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What the holy prophet did after entering Medina?part 21

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