古兰经的降示
How the Qur’an was revealed
《古兰经》在23年间分段降示给先知穆罕默德ﷺ。它并非按照固定的模式降下：有时接连降示，有时则会延迟，或者启示之间相隔很长一段时间。最先降示的是《古兰经》中的“最早的启示”，即《除了凡事的绝对者》（ Al-‘Alaq ）章的经文，这便是真主的话：
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:
{奉你主之名而诵读，祂创造了人，用凝血创造了人。你应当诵读，你的主是最尊贵的，祂曾以笔教导，教人所未知道的。}
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).
启示的最后一段是安拉至高者的话语:
And the last of the revelation was the speech of Allah Ta’Aalaa:
并应当敬畏将要归于安拉的那一日。届时，每个灵魂都将得到其所行的报应，而他们不受亏枉。（黄牛章281节）
And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allah. Then every soul will be compensated for what it earned, and they will not be treated unjustly (Al-Baqarah 281).
《古兰经》开始降示于安拉的使者ﷺ，那时他身处麦加附近的希拉山洞中。他常常到那里独处静思，那是在他被委以传达使命和先知职分之前。
The Qur’aan began to be revealed upon the Messenger of Allah (saw) when he was in the cave of Hiraa’, close to Makkah, where he would go for solitude and to contemplate before he was tasked with the carrying of the message and the Prophethood.