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Inqiṭāʿ al-Waḥy or Fatrat al-Waḥy (interruption of revelation),[1] refers to periods in the life of the Prophet of Islam (s) during which revelation was not descended upon him.[2] According to historians, this matter caused concerns in the heart of the Prophet (s) and those around him.[3] Various sources have mentioned the duration of this period from twelve days to three years.[4] This era is remembered as one of the most difficult periods of the Prophet's (s) life,[5] a time when people fell into suspicion and the polytheists would mock and harass the Prophet (s).[6] In some narrations, it is mentioned that during this time, although the connection of Gabriel with the Prophet (s) was interrupted, Israfil accompanied him.[7]

There are also various opinions regarding the time and number of instances of the interruption of revelation:[8]

Beginning of the Biʿtha: Exegetes believe that after the beginning of the Prophet's (s) mission, a short period of the revelation of the Qur'an was delayed, which is called the "period of fatra".[9] A group considers this period to have ended with the revelation of the continuation of the verses of Sura al-'Alaq[10] and another group considers it to have ended with the revelation of Sura al-Duha.[11]

Other Instances:

  • In some narrations, it is mentioned that in the seventh year of the Biʿtha, the Jews asked the Prophet (s) about the soul, Dhu l-Qarnayn, and the People of the Cave, and the Prophet (s) announced that he would answer tomorrow. However, revelation was not descended for fifteen days and then Sura al-Kahf was revealed.[12]
  • In the event of the Change of Qibla, the Prophet (s) kept his eyes toward the sky for a long time until the verses related to the change of qibla were revealed. This revelation occurred after a year and a half.[13]
  • In the Ifk Event, where Aisha was accused of calumny, it took more than a month until the verses of her exoneration were revealed.[14]

Notes

  1. ↑ Bahādurī, "Fatrat-i waḥy", p. 52.
  2. ↑ Rāmyār, Tārīkh-i Qurʾān, 1369 SH, p. 73.
  3. ↑ Rāmyār, Tārīkh-i Qurʾān, 1369 SH, p. 73.
  4. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 SH, vol. 27, p. 96; Rāmyār, Tārīkh-i Qurʾān, 1369 SH, p. 72.
  5. ↑ Anṣārī, Masʿūd, "Fatrat-i waḥy", p. 1545.
  6. ↑ Al-Ṭabarī, Tārīkh, 1403 AH, vol. 2, p. 52.
  7. ↑ Maʿrifat, Al-Tamhīd, 1417 AH, p. 67.
  8. ↑ Maʿrifat, Tārīkh-i Qurʾān, 1383 SH, p. 33.
  9. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 SH, vol. 27, p. 96.
  10. ↑ Maʿrifat, Tārīkh-i Qurʾān, 1383 SH, p. 33.
  11. ↑ Anṣārī, Masʿūd, "Fatrat-i waḥy", p. 1545.
  12. ↑ Nikūnām, "Pizhūhishī darbāra-yi fatrat-i waḥy", p. 97.
  13. ↑ Al-Suyūṭī, Al-Durr al-manthūr, 1404 AH, vol. 1, p. 141, as cited in Bahādurī, Fatrat-i waḥy, p. 57.
  14. ↑ Rāmyār, Tārīkh-i Qurʾān, 1369 SH, p. 76.

References

  • Anṣārī, Masʿūd. "Fatrat-i waḥy". In Majmūʿa-yi maqālāt-i dānishnāma-yi Qurʾān. Tehran: Nashr-i Dūstān, 1377 SH.
  • Bahādurī, Ātinā. "Fatrat-i waḥy yā ṭabīʿat-i waḥy". Majalla-yi Ḥadīth wa Andīsha, no. 3, Spring and Summer 1386 SH.
  • Rāmyār, Maḥmūd. Tārīkh-i Qurʾān. Tehran: Amīr Kabīr Publications, 1369 SH.
  • Al-Ṭabarī, Muḥammad b. Jarīr. Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī. Beirut: Aʿlamī, 1403 AH.
  • Farhang-nāma-yi ʿulūm-i Qurʾānī. Tehran: Institute of Islamic Sciences and Culture, 1394 SH.
  • Maʿrifat, Muḥammad Hādī. Tārīkh-i Qurʾān. Tehran: SAMT Publications, 1383 SH.
  • Maʿrifat, Muḥammad Hādī. Talkhīṣ al-Tamhīd. Qom: Islamic Publications Office, 1417 AH.
  • Makārim Shīrāzī, Nāṣir. Tafsīr-i nimūna. Qom: Dār al-Kutub al-Islāmiyya, 1374 SH.
  • Nikūnām, Jaʿfar. "Pizhūhishī darbāra-yi fatrat-i waḥy". Majalla-yi Ṣaḥīfa-yi Mubīn, nos. 27 & 28, Fall and Winter 1381 SH.
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