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Did Muhammad get revelations from God through the angel Gabriel?
Some Muslims get quite upset when I say that Muhammad wasn’t actually getting revelations from God through the angel Gabriel. However, when he began receiving verses, Muhammad himself didn’t believe they were from God. Why would Muslims get angry with us for taking Muhammad’s first impression of his encounter seriously?
Is the angel Michael mentioned in the Quran?
Islam teaches that the angel Michael has played significant roles in human history. However, most of the information about Michael is not in the Quran, but Islamic tradition, which contains far more extensive accounts of Michael’s angelic duties.
What are the roles of Angels in the Quran?
Angels can also have specific roles, such as the angel Gabriel, who is said to have revealed the Quran to Muhammad. Michael, also spelled “Mikal or “Mikail,” is mentioned in the Quran only once, and only in reference to his relation to God.
What is the role of angels Gabriel and Michael in Islam?
Islamic tradition also states that the angels Gabriel and Michael will work the balance weighing individual’s good and evil acts on the day judgment. In regard to this work, it is said that Michael has not laughed since the creation of the eternal fire in which the wicked will suffer.
What was the first encounter between Muhammad and Gabriel?
In the first encounter, Aisha related that when Muhammad did not recite, Gabriel caught him (forcefully) and pressed him so hard that he could not bear it any more, and this was repeated three times. Gabriel left Muhammad terribly shaken.
How many times did Gabriel press Muhammad?
The angel that Muhamamd was supposed to have met in the cave while meditating and who brought down the Qur’an for recitation. In the first encounter, Aisha related that when Muhammad did not recite, Gabriel caught him (forcefully) and pressed him so hard that he could not bear it any more, and this was repeated three times.
What did the angel Gabriel say to Muhammad in 610 AD?
According to Muslim tradition, during one such occasion while he was in contemplation, the angel Gabriel appeared before him in the year AD 610 and said, “Read”, upon which he replied, “I am unable to read”. Thereupon the angel caught hold of him and embraced him heavily.