Mohammad's+Revelation


 * MOHAMMAD'S REVELATION**

//**Where and when did the revelation take place?**// Similar to Jesus, it was not until Mohammad was middle aged that he had his first revelation. “I//t was there one night toward the end of his quiet month that the first revelation came to him when he was forty years old.”// (Muhammad.net)

//**Who did the message come from and what did it say?**// God sent the Angel Gabriel to speak to Mohammad. Gabriel told Mohammad to "recite" three different times. On the third time Gabriel said //"Recite in the name of your Lord who created! He created man from that which clings. Recite; and thy Lord is most Bountiful, He who has taught by the pen, taught man what he knew not."// (cyberistan.org) Mohammad told Gabriel that he was not a reciter many times before he accepted that he was the next Prophet God's effect on Mohammad's life

//**Was it a painful experience for Mohammad?**// The angel squeezed the words out of Mohammad, causing him much discomfort. //“As the angel squeezed, he felt the words pouring from his lips//” (the film MUHAMMAD) This relates to Jesus, because before he began to preach his message, he went through another difficult and painful experience.

//**Was his message accepted by his people?**// At first, Mohammad had a hard time convincing people that his message from God was a good one -- one that was worthwhile to listen to. Mohammad's family did not like the idea at first, and it took him a while to convince them. //" They [Mohammad's family] thought it was absurd."// (the film MUHAMMAD) Jesus also had a hard time getting people to follow him at first. More on how Mohammad's teachings were received

Similar to Jesus, Mohammad only preached his message to a few people at the beginning. //“At first Muhammad communicated these messages only to sympathetic friends…”// (Encyclopedia of World Religions)
 * //Did Mohammad preach his message to a big group of people from the beginning?//**

Although Mohammad did not start out with many followers, people began to see the good in his message before long: //"Before long, however, the Meccans began to realize the importance of Muhammad's teachings." (ISLAM World Religions)// A similar thing happened to Jesus.
 * //Did Mohammad accumulate followers quickly?//**

Gordon, Matthew.. Islam. Series in World religions.New York: Facts on File, 1991. The Encyclopedia of world religions. New York: Facts on File, c1998. The Film MUHAMMAD http://www.cyberistan.org/ http://muhammad.net/j/index.php
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