A Revelation of Faith While meditating in a cave on Mount Hira, Muhammad had a revelation. He came to believe that he was called on by God to be a prophet and teacher of a new faith, Islam, which means literally “submission.” This new faith incorporated aspects of Judaism and Christianity.

Muhammad’s First Revelations The moral degeneration of his fellow people, and his own quest for a true religion, further lent fuel to this, with the result that he began to withdraw periodically to a cave called Mount Hira, three miles north of Mecca, for contemplation and reflection.

Muhammad was meditating in a cave on Mount Hira when he saw the Angel Jibril . The angel commanded him to recite the words before him. Muhammad had never been taught to read or write but he was able to recite the words. In this way, Allah’s message continued to be revealed to Muhammad over the next 23 years.

1. Why did muhammad retreat to a cave outside of Mecca? He wanted to Escape corrupt Meccan society.

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Prophet Adam than expressed his faith in Muhammad’s Prophethood. Behold, he saw two flowing rivers, while he was in the nearest sky. He asked, “What are these two rivers, O Gabriel?” Gabriel said, “These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates.”

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PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW) HAS SEEN ALLAH. YES… PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW) HAS SEEN ALLAH.

Muslims often refer to Muhammad as Prophet Muhammad, or just “The Prophet” or “The Messenger”, and regard him as the greatest of all Prophets.

Musa is thought to have been the only prophet that Allah spoke to directly. Musa is known as Moses in Judaism and Christianity.

Muslims believe they get to Paradise by living religiously, asking Allah for forgiveness and showing good actions in their life. These good actions will be rewarded on the Last Day. Therefore, obeying the rules set by Allah is of ultimate importance.

Layers of Jannah

• Firdaws – The Highest Gardens of Paradise (al-Kahf, Al-Mu’minoon)
• Dār al-maqāmah – The Home (Fāṭir)
• Jannatul Aliyah (suras Haqqah, Ghashiyah)
• Dār al-salām – Home of Peace (Yūnus, Al-An’am)
• Dār al-Ākhirah – The Home in the Hereafter (al-‘Ankabūt)

Jannah is a place described as a ‘garden of everlasting bliss’ and a ‘home of peace’. In Jannah there will be no sickness, pain or sadness. Those who have performed more bad deeds than good will enter Jahannam or Hell. This is a place of physical and spiritual suffering.

The term shirk in Islam is used to refer to idolatry or polytheism, which means deification, or worship of deity, gods, or anything other than Allāh. As opposed to polytheism, Islam preaches strict monotheism embedded in tawḥīd (oneness of God), i.e., God is one, unique, and absolute.

The description of Jahannam as a place of blazing fire appears in almost every verse in the Quran describing hell. Jahannam is described as being located below heaven, having seven gates, each for a specific group or at least a different “portion” or “party” of sinners.

Martyrdom. Many Muslims believe that those who give up their lives while defending Islam or because they have refused to deny their faith become martyrs . Such people, it is believed, will go straight to Jannah.