* The first Revelation thatcame to the Messenger of Allaah

* do you know the story of the up comming of islam (where he went in to the cave and he could read)if you do the will you please help me. Ifyou can please reply.
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It is reported in al-Saheehayn from ‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr that ‘Aa’ishah the wife of the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“The beginning of the Revelation that came to the Messenger of Allaah SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was good dreams; he never saw a dream but it came true like bright daylight. Then seclusion was made dear to him, and he used to go to the cave of Hiraa’ and worship there, which means that he went and devoted himself to worship for a number of nights before coming back to his family to collect more provisions, then he would go back again. Then he would go back to Khadeejah to collect more provisions. (This went on) until the truth came to him suddenly when he was in the cave of Hiraa’. The angel came and said, ‘Read!’ The Messenger of Allaah SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, ‘I am not a reader.’ He said, Then hetook hold of me and squeezed me until I could not bear it any more then he released me and said, ‘Read!’ I said, ‘I am not a reader.’ He took hold of me and squeezed me a second time until I could not bear it any more, thenhe released me and said, ‘Read!’ I said, ‘I am not a reader.’ He took hold of me and squeezed me a third time until I could not bear it any more, thenhe released me and said,
‘Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created (all that exists).
He has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood).
Read! And your Lord is theMost Generous.
Who has taught (the writing) by the pen.
He has taught man that which he knew not.’
[al-‘Alaq 96:1-5 – interpretation of the meaning]
Then the Messenger of Allaah SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went back with his heart beating wildly, until he came to Khadeejah and said, ‘Coverme! Cover me!’ They covered him till his fear went away. Then he said to Khadeejah, ‘O Khadeejah, I fear for myself,’ and he told her what had happened. Khadeejah said, ‘Nay, be of good cheer, for by Allaah, Allaah will never disgrace you. You uphold the ties of kinship, speak truthfully, help the poor and destitute, serve your guests generously and assist those who are stricken by calamity.’
Then Khadeejah took him to Waraqah ibn Nawfal, the son of her paternal uncle. He was a man who had become a Christian during the jaahiliyyah. He used to write Arabic scriptand he used to write fromthe Gospel in Arabic as much as Allaah willed he should write. He was an old man who had becomeblind. Khadeejah said, ‘O son of my uncle, listen to what your nephew says.’ Waraqah said: ‘O son of my brother, what have you seen?’ [The Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)] told him whathe had seen. Waraqah said: ‘This is the Naamoos [Jibreel] who came down to Moosa. Would that I were young and could live until the time when your people will drive youout.’
The Messenger of Allaah SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, ‘Will they really drive me out?’ Waraqah said, ‘Yes. Never has there come a man with that which you have brought, but he was persecuted. If I should liveto see that day, I will support you strongly.’ Buta few days later, Waraqahdied, and the Revelation also ceased for a while, until the Messenger of Allaah SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was filled with grief.
Muhammad ibn Shihaab said: Abu Salamah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmaan told me that Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaahal-Ansaari said: “The Messenger of Allaah SAWS(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, speaking of that period when the revelation ceased: ‘Whilst I was walking, I heard a voice from the sky. I looked up and saw the angel who had come to me in Hiraa’, sitting on a chair betweenthe heavens and the earth. I felt scared of him, so I came home and said, “Cover me, cover me [withblankets]!” So they did, then Allaah revealed the words:
“O you (Muhammad) enveloped in garments!
Arise and warn!
And magnify your Lord (Allaah)!
And purify your garments!
And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)!”
[al-Muddathir 74:1-5].’”
Abu Salamah said: al-rujz were the idols which the people of the Jaahiliyyah used to worship. Then therevelation came frequently after that.
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4572; Muslim, 231)
al-Seerah (biography of the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)

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* The first prayer in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) bowed

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My question is:
What was the first prayer in which the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) bowed (rukoo’)?.
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Some of the scholars havestated that the first prayerin which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) bowed was ‘Asr prayer following the Isra’ and Mi’raaj (the Prophet’s Night Journey and Ascent into heaven).
Al-Ramli al-Shaafa’i said in Nihaayat al-Muhtaaj (1/396):
Bowing is one of the unique characteristics of this ummah. The first prayer in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) bowed was ‘Asr prayer on the day after the Isra’. Al-Suyooti quoted as evidence for that the fact that it is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed Zuhr on that day without bowing, and that before that he had prayedthat night in like manner. Were it not that bowing isone of the unique characteristics of this ummah, he would have done it in the prayers thathe offered before the Isra’and in Zuhr prayer of the day after.
There is a hadeeth concerning that which was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), but there is some weakness in it.
Al-Bazzaar and al-Tabaraani (in al-Awsat) narrated that ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The first prayer in which we bowed was ‘Asr. I said: “O Messenger of Allaah, what is this?” He said: “I was commanded to do it.”
Al-Haythami said in Majma’ al-Zawaa’id (1/293):
This was narrated by al-Bazzaar and by al-Tabaraani in al-Awsat, but its isnaad includes Abu ‘Abd al-Raheem – if he is Khaalid ibn Yazeed, then he is thiqah (trustworthy) and is one of the men of saheeh, andI did not find any other Abu ‘Abd al-Raheem in the men of books apart from him, and I did not find Abu ‘Abd al-Raheem in al-Meezaan, and he is majhool (unknown).
The hadeeth is mentionedin Kanz al-‘Ummaal (21779), where it is suggested that it is weak.
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Muslim State in India Today

The invasions of Muhammad bin Qasim, Mahmud of Ghazni and Amir Timur
seem to have happened yesterday. The Qutb Minar in Delhi reminds one
of Aibak and Iltutmish. One who visits the Taj Mahal of Agra,
remembers Shahjahan. Akbar andAurangzeb are still the talk of the
town. Truly has Bernard Croce said that all history is contemporary.
Our living presentis the extension of the past which in many ways is
still with us. No wonder then that Muslim state in India has not
ceased to exist. It is not known as Nizam-i-Mustafa, as, in the Indian
secular democracy, it cannot be known by that nomenclature. Butit has
been internalised in the Muslim psyche and is expressed in a number of
euphemistic phrases like Muslim Identity, Muslim Personal Law,
(Muslim) Minorities Commission, Muslim Waqf Board, Muslim (Madrasa)
Education, and so on. All in all, Muslims by their personal law and
separate identity represent aseparate system within the secular Indian
state, if not a separate state within the Indian state.
6.1. SEPARATE IDENTITY
The idea of Muslim exclusivenessand preservation of a separate
identity is nothing new. In Islam all human beings are not treated as
equals. It makes a distinction between Muslims and non-Muslims. This
distinction has been repeated in passages after passages both in the
Quran and the Hadis and observed by Muslims the world over. A
non-Muslim is a Kafir, an inferior being. Non-Muslims do not enjoy any
human rights in this world; they cannot enter Paradise after. death.
Let us repeat some of the"revelations" about non-Muslims to drive home
the point. "The unbelievers among the people ofthe Book (Jews and
Christians) and the pagans shall burn forever in the fire of Hell.
They are the vilest of creatures.""When you meet the unbelievers in
the battlefield, strike off their heads." "Do not yield to the
unbelievers but fight them strenuously." "Muhammad is Allah's apostle.
Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to
one another.' "Make war on them (theidolaters)." "Allah will chastise
them through you and humble them." 'Allah has promised the hypocrites,
both men and women, and the unbelievers the fire of Hell. They shall
abide in it forever - the curse of Allah is upon them. Theirs shall be
a lasting torment." "With chains and shackles round their necks they
shall be dragged through boiling water and burnt in the fire of Hell."
"Scalding water shall be poured upon their heads, melting their
skins... They shall belashed with the rods of iron.""Whenever in their
anguish, they try to escape from Hell, the angels will drag them back,
saying: 'Taste the torment of Hell-fire'." 1 On the other hand,
Muslims will repose in Paradise asportrayed in the Quran. "They shall
recline on coaches lined with thick brocade... They shall dwell with
bashful virgins - virgins as fair as corals and rubies." "They shall
recline on jewelled coaches face to face, and there shall wait on them
immortal youths with bowls and ewers and cups of purest wine.""The
righteous (i.e. believers) shall dwell in bliss... their Lord
willshield them from the scourge of Hell. He will say: Eat and drink
in joy. This is the reward of your labours." 2
All this and much more has already been cited before. The need to
repeat it is to emphasise the Islamic injunction that Muslims and
non-Muslims are distinct entities and the two cannot meet on terms of
equality. This separate identity was crystallized in the twenty
conditions laid down by Caliph Umar for the governance of the Zimmis.
The Zimmis (originally Christians and Jews and later Hindus) were
those subjects whose life was spared and who were a protected people
(although no punishment was awarded to a Muslim who attacked a Zimmi).
The conditionsare like this. The Muslims are to be respected. The
Zimmis are not to dress like Muslims. They must wear a humble dress so
that theymay be distinguished from Muslims. They are not to give each
other Muslim names. They are not to ride on horses with saddle and
bridle. They are not topossess swords and arrows. They are not to wear
signet ringsand seals on their fingers. They are not to rebuild any
old buildings which have been destroyed. Muslim travellers are not to
be prevented from stayingin their temples. They are not to mourn their
dead loudly. They are not to buy Muslim slaves. They are not to
propagate the customs and usages of polytheists among Muslims. If any
of their people show any inclination towards Islam, they are not to be
prevented from doing so. 3
One of the important condition was that the Zimmis were not to build
their homes in the neighbourhood of those of Muslims. There are clear
injunctions in the Quran for Muslims not to befriend
infidels."Believers, do not choose the infidels... for your friends."
The danger in the living together with unbelievers is clearly
spelledout in the Quran.....

Early History of Islam in India

Trade relations have existed between Arabia and the Indian
subcontinent from ancient times. Even in the pre-Islamic era , Arab
traders used to visit the Malabar region , which linked them with the
ports of South East Asia . Newly Islamised Arabs were Islam's first
contact with India. According to Historians Elliot and Dowson in their
book The Historyof India as told by its own Historians , the first
ship bearing Muslim travelers was seen on theIndian coast as early as
630 AD. H.G. Rawlinson, in his book: Ancient and Medieval History of
India [ 36 ] claims the first Arab Muslims settled on the Indian coast
in the last part of the 7th century AD. Shaykh Zainuddin Makhdum's
"Tuhfat al-Mujahidin"is also a reliable work. [ 37 ] This fact is
corroborated, by J. Sturrock in his South Kanara and Madras Districts
Manuals , [ 38 ] and also by Haridas Bhattacharyain Cultural Heritage
of India Vol. IV . [ 39 ] It was with the advent of Islam that the
Arabs became a prominent cultural force in the world. The Arab
merchants and traders became the carriers of the new religion and they
propagated it wherever they went. [ 40 ]
Muslim neighborhood in Delhi circa 1852.
The first Indian mosque is thought to have been built in 629 A.D,
purportedly at the behest of Rama Varma Kulashekhara , who is
consideredthe first Indian Muslim, during the lifetime of Muhammad (c.
571–632) in Kodungallur , Kerala by Malik Bin Deenar . [ 41 ] [ 42 ] [
43 ] [ 44 ]
In Malabar , the Mappilas may have been the first community to convert
to Islam as they were more closely connected with the Arabs than
others. Intensive missionary activities were carried out along the
coast and a number of natives also embraced Islam. These new converts
were now added to the Mappila community. Thus amongthe Mappilas, we
find, both the descendants of the Arabs through local women and the
converts from among the local people. [ 40 ]
In the 8th century, the province of Sindh (in present day Pakistan)
was conquered by an Arab army led by Muhammad binQasim . Sindh became
the easternmost province of the Umayyad Caliphate .
In the first half of the 10th century, Mahmud of Ghazni added the
Punjab to the Ghaznavid Empire and conductedseveral raids deeper into
modernday India . In 11th century, Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud played
significant role. A more successful invasion came at the end of the
12th century by Muhammad of Ghor . This eventually led to the
formation of the Delhi Sultanate .
Arab-Indian interactions
There is much evidence in history to show that Arabs and Muslims
interacted with India and Indians from the very early days of Islam,
if not before the arrival of Islam in Arabia. Arab traders transmitted
the numeral system developed by Indians to the Middle East and Europe.
Many Sanskrit books were translated into Arabic as early as the Eighth
century. George Saliba writes in his book 'Islamic Science and the
Making of the European Renaissance' that"some major Sanskrit texts
began to be translated during the reign of the second Abbasid caliph
al-Mansur [754–775], if notbefore; some texts on logic even before
that, and it has been generally accepted that the Persian and Sanskrit
texts, few asthey were, were indeed the first to be translated."