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Bowen
Cambridge University Press eBooks2 Aug 2012
NobleIDark:/48914/w1/20260521/0127F745DOI10.1017/cbo9781139045988.003
Learning
Bowen · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2012 · Subscription
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Abstract
The first revelation came in the form of a presence that overwhelmed a middle-aged man, Muhammad ibn Abdullah, as he sat meditating in a cave near Mecca in 610 ce. The presence was conveyed through sight, sense, and sound; it filled the sky, pressed down upon the man, and ordered him to “Recite!” Refusing, hesitating, he eventually obeyed, reciting what he had heard from God through Gabriel to those who would listen.