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Bi'tha of [[the Prophet (s)]] has occurred when he was forty and there is a less known opinion that it has occurred when he was 43. The origin of these different ideas related to the different understandings of the meaning of Bi'tha, some believes that criteria of being prophet is receiving the first verse and others believe that the first [[public invite]] is the criteria of being prophet. | Bi'tha of [[the Prophet (s)]] has occurred when he was forty and there is a less known opinion that it has occurred when he was 43. The origin of these different ideas related to the different understandings of the meaning of Bi'tha, some believes that criteria of being prophet is receiving the first verse and others believe that the first [[public invite]] is the criteria of being prophet. | ||
[[File:Hira cave.jpg|thumbnail|250px|Hira cave, the place that [[the Prophet (s)]] for the first time received [[verse]]s of [[Qur'an]] and was selected as prophet]] | [[File:Hira cave.jpg|thumbnail|250px|Hira cave, the place that [[the Prophet (s)]] for the first time received [[verse]]s of [[Qur'an]] and was selected as prophet]] | ||
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And later, the [[revelation]] was continued by the first verses of the [[Sura al-Muddaththir]]. | And later, the [[revelation]] was continued by the first verses of the [[Sura al-Muddaththir]]. | ||
He told about his prophethood first to his wife [[Khadija (a)]] and his cousin [['Ali (a)]]. For three years the Prophet (s) didn't invite people in public, rather he would invite secretly and the new Muslims would perform religious acts in secret. | He told about his prophethood first to his wife [[Khadija (a)]] and his cousin [['Ali (a)]]. For three years the Prophet (s) didn't invite people in public, rather he would invite secretly and the new Muslims would perform religious acts in secret. | ||
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On that day [[Abu Lahab]] ridiculed the Prophet (s) and some joined him in making fun of the prophet (s) but [[Abu Talib]] advocated the Prophet (s) and punished them. Few people believed in Prophet (s) and were added to those who have believed in the concealed era of his mission. (see:[[Public Invitation]]) | On that day [[Abu Lahab]] ridiculed the Prophet (s) and some joined him in making fun of the prophet (s) but [[Abu Talib]] advocated the Prophet (s) and punished them. Few people believed in Prophet (s) and were added to those who have believed in the concealed era of his mission. (see:[[Public Invitation]]) | ||
===Revelation=== | |||
The first time that [[Gabriel]] came to the prophet (s), this encounter was along with majesty and feeling of a great burden of prophethood and it has been narrated that after this encounter prophet went to his home and asked his wife: "Cover me" but no wondering or ambiguity were narrated about this encounter because the prophet (s) was ready and capable of having connection with the angel of revelation and the invisible world and the prophet (s) before seeing Gabriel, has seen its works. | |||
In his childhood because of his purity and his hate of corrupted atmosphere of [[Mecca]] in that time, he was interested in soleness and isolation from the city. He used to go for one month isolation in the mountains close to Mecca and he had some dreams about the invisible world and he had three years of relationship with the [[Israfil]] and 20 years with the [[Gabriel]] before his Bi'tha and therefore he was ready when he received the first message from God. | |||
If we accept these narrations, we find other narrations doubtful that state that the Prophet (s) was unfamiliar with revelation and angels and he was suspicious and afraid of distracted consciousness or being attacked by jinn and because of these doubts he had consultation with [[Khadija (a)]] and got confirmation from [[Waraqa b. Nawfal]] as witness of his prophethood and calmed down with his consolation. This kind of narrations is in conflict with growing stages and the training atmosphere that the Prophet (s) had and it is also against his vision and perspective of the great burden of prophethood. | |||
== Position in the Islamic Culture == | == Position in the Islamic Culture == | ||