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''' Revelation ''' is the medium by which [[Allah]] | ''' Revelation ''' in [[monotheistic relgions|monotheism]] is the medium by which a god, such as the Islamic [[Allah]], is claimed to communicate his word to his prophets and followers so that they may inform the people of his will, what he wants from them and what they must do for him in order to be saved from [[Hell|eternal damnation]] or otherwise reprieved from his wrath. | ||
==Revealed Books== | ==Revealed Books according to the Islamic tradition== | ||
Throughout history, | Throughout history, the Qur'an claims, Allah has sent four books as [[revelations]]. These are: | ||
1. [[Taurat]]: This was revealed to Musa (Moses) and was sent by Allah for the Jews to follow. | 1. [[Taurat]]: This was revealed to Musa (Moses) and was sent by Allah for the Jews to follow. | ||
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2. [[Zabur]]: This was revealed to David and is known as the Book of Psalms in today's Bible. | 2. [[Zabur]]: This was revealed to David and is known as the Book of Psalms in today's Bible. | ||
3. [[Injil]]: This was revealed to Isa ([[Jesus]]) and was sent by Allah for the Jews and non-Jews. | 3. [[Injil]]: This was revealed to Isa ([[Jesus]]) and was sent by Allah for the Jews and non-Jews. Although in reality there many gospels some in and some outside of the Bible, the Qur'an treats the Injil as though it were a single book. | ||
4. [[Qur'an]]: This was revealed from the Angel Jibreel ([[Gabriel]]) to [[Muhammad]]. Muslims claim that the Qur'an is for all mankind to follow for all times. It allegedly 'confirms' all of the books that came before it. | 4. [[Qur'an]]: This was revealed from the Angel Jibreel ([[Gabriel]]) to [[Muhammad]]. Muslims claim that the Qur'an is for all mankind to follow for all times. It allegedly 'confirms' all of the books that came before it. | ||
The | The Quran also implies in [[surah]] 87:18-19 that a book was revealed to Abraham<ref>"And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation),- The Books of Abraham and Moses.{{Quran-range|87|18|19}}</ref> though the Qur'an offers no further detail and it is not readily apparent to which book the Qur'an is referring here. | ||
==Method of Revelation== | ==Method of Revelation== | ||
The method of Revelation in the [[Abrahamic Religions|Abrahamic religions]] ([[Islam and the People of the Book|Judaism/Christianity]]/[[Islam]]) usually took the form of internal inspiration, that is, those who wrote the texts and heard the voice of [[God]], heard it in their heads and there was usually no external indication of the inspiration/message. There are of course, exceptions | The method of Revelation in the [[Abrahamic Religions|Abrahamic religions]] ([[Islam and the People of the Book|Judaism/Christianity]]/[[Islam]]) usually took the form of internal inspiration, that is, those who wrote the texts and heard the voice of [[God]], heard it in their heads and there was usually no external indication of the inspiration/message. There are of course, exceptions such as the Talmudic tradition that YHVH narrated each word of the Torah to Moses. | ||
===Muhammad's Revelations=== | ===Muhammad's Revelations=== | ||
According to the traditional narrative, the Qur'an was a continuous revelation, formed over 23 years. Muhammad received these 'revelations' sometimes through an angel that came to him in the shape of a man, and on other occasions whilst he was having a seizure, and the inspiration was like 'a bell clanging in his head.' | |||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|1|2}}|Narrated 'Aisha: | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|1|2}}|Narrated 'Aisha: | ||