كيف نزل القرآن
How the Qur’an was revealed
أُنزِل القرآن على النبي محمد ﷺ منجَّماً (مفرّقاً) على مدى ثلاث وعشرين سنة. ولم ينزل على وتيرة واحدة منتظمة؛ فكان أحياناً يأتي متتابعاً، وأحياناً أخرى يتأخر أو تكون بين الوحيِ والوحيِ فترات طويلة. وكان أول ما نزل منه من سورة العلق، وذلك قولُه تعالى: {اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ}.
The Qur’aan was revealed upon the Nabi Muhammad (saw) in instalments (in parts) over a period of 23 years. It did not descend upon a regular pattern; sometimes it would come consecutively whilst at other times it would be delayed or there would be long gaps between the revelations. The first to be revealed was from Soorah Al- ‘Alaq and this was His Qawl Ta’Aalaa:
{اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ} (العلق: 1-5)
Read in the name of your Lord who created. Created man from a clot. Read and your Lord is the Most Generous. Who taught by the pen. Taught the human that which he did not know (Al-‘Alaq 1-5).