The first thing that began for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was true visions in his sleep. He never saw a vision except that it came true like the breaking of dawn. Then solitude was made dear to him, so he would withdraw to the cave of Hira and devote himself to worship there.The narrator said, "Tahannuth means devotional worship for a number of nights before returning to his family. He would take provisions for that, then return to Khadijah and take similar provisions again, until the truth came to him suddenly while he was in the cave of Hira."The angel came to him and said, "Recite."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "I cannot recite."He said, "Then he seized me and pressed me until I could bear no more, then released me and said, 'Recite.'I said, 'I cannot recite.'He seized me and pressed me a second time until I could bear no more, then released me and said, 'Recite.'I said, 'I cannot recite.'He seized me and pressed me a third time until I could bear no more, then released me and said, 'Recite in the name of your Lord who created. He created man from a clinging clot. Recite, and your Lord is the Most Generous, who taught by the pen,' up to His words, 'taught man what he did not know'" [Alaq 96:1–5].The Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned with these verses, the muscles of his shoulders trembling, until he entered upon Khadijah and said, "Wrap me up, wrap me up." So they wrapped him until the terror left him.He said to Khadijah, "Khadijah, what is wrong with me? I fear for myself." Then he told her what had happened.Khadijah said, "Never. Be glad. By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. By Allah, you maintain ties of kinship, you speak the truth, you bear the burdens of others, you give to the destitute, you honor the guest, and you help against the calamities of truth."Then Khadijah took him to Waraqah bin Nawfal, her paternal cousin, the son of her father's brother. He was a man who had become a Christian during the days of pre-Islamic ignorance, and he used to write in Arabic and would write from the Gospel in Arabic whatever Allah willed him to write. He was an elderly man who had gone blind.Khadijah said, "Cousin, listen to your nephew."Waraqah said, "Nephew, what have you seen?"The Prophet ﷺ told him what he had seen.Waraqah said, "This is the Namus that was sent down upon Musa. I wish I were young in those days. I wish I would still be alive," and he mentioned a few more words.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Will they really drive me out?"Waraqah replied, "Yes. No man has ever come with what you have brought without being treated with hostility. If I live to see your day, I will support you with mighty assistance."It was not long before Waraqah died, and the revelation paused for a period, until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ grew sorrowful.
باب حدثنا يحيى بن بكير حدثنا الليث عن عقيل عن ابن شهاب ح و حدثني سعيد بن مروان حدثنا محمد بن عبد العزيز بن أبي رزمة أخبرنا أبو صالح سلمويه قال حدثني عبد الله عن يونس بن يزيد قال أخبرني ابن شهاب أن عروة بن الزبير أخبره أن
كان أول ما بدئ به رسول الله ﷺ الرؤيا الصادقة في النوم فكان لا يرى رؤيا إلا جاءت مثل فلق الصبح ثم حبب إليه الخلاء فكان يلحق بغار حراء فيتحنث فيه قال والتحنث التعبد الليالي ذوات العدد قبل أن يرجع إلى أهله ويتزود لذلك ثم يرجع إلى خديجة فيتزود بمثلها حتى فجئه الحق وهو في غار حراء فجاءه الملك فقال اقرأ فقال رسول الله ﷺ ما أنا بقارئ قال فأخذني فغطني حتى بلغ مني الجهد ثم أرسلني فقال اقرأ قلت ما أنا بقارئ فأخذني فغطني الثانية حتى بلغ مني الجهد ثم أرسلني فقال اقرأ قلت ما أنا بقارئ فأخذني فغطني الثالثة حتى بلغ مني الجهد ثم أرسلني فقال {اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق خلق الإنسان من علق اقرأ وربك الأكرم الذي علم بالقلم} الآيات إلى قوله {علم الإنسان ما لم يعلم} فرجع بها رسول الله ﷺ ترجف بوادره حتى دخل على خديجة فقال زملوني زملوني فزملوه حتى ذهب عنه الروع قال لخديجة أي خديجة ما لي لقد خشيت على نفسي فأخبرها الخبر قالت خديجة كلا أبشر فوالله لا يخزيك الله أبدا فوالله إنك لتصل الرحم وتصدق الحديث وتحمل الكل وتكسب المعدوم وتقري الضيف وتعين على نوائب الحق فانطلقت به خديجة حتى أتت به ورقة بن نوفل وهو ابن عم خديجة أخي أبيها وكان امرأ تنصر في الجاهلية وكان يكتب الكتاب العربي ويكتب من الإنجيل بالعربية ما شاء الله أن يكتب وكان شيخا كبيرا قد عمي فقالت خديجة يا ابن عم اسمع من ابن أخيك قال ورقة يا ابن أخي ماذا ترى فأخبره النبي ﷺ خبر ما رأى فقال ورقة هذا الناموس الذي أنزل على موسى ليتني فيها جذعا ليتني أكون حيا ذكر حرفا قال رسول الله ﷺ أومخرجي هم قال ورقة نعم لم يأت رجل بما جئت به إلا أوذي وإن يدركني يومك حيا أنصرك نصرا مؤزرا ثم لم ينشب ورقة أن توفي وفتر الوحي فترة حتى حزن رسول الله ﷺ