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'''Biʿtha''' (Arabic: {{ia|بِعثَة}}) means selection of prophet by God for the guidance of people. The [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] in the age of forty in the [[Hira' cave]] in [[Mount Hira'|Mount Nur]] (close to [[Mecca]]) has been chosen as a prophet and the first verses of [[Qur'an 96]] has been revealed to him. The Bi'tha, according to Shiite point of view, was the beginning of Islam and occurred in [[Rajab 27]], [[13 BH|13]] lunar years before [[Hijra]] ([[June | '''Biʿtha''' (Arabic: {{ia|بِعثَة}}) means selection of prophet by God for the guidance of people. The [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] in the age of forty in the [[Hira' cave]] in [[Mount Hira'|Mount Nur]] (close to [[Mecca]]) has been chosen as a prophet and the first verses of [[Qur'an 96]] has been revealed to him. The Bi'tha, according to Shiite point of view, was the beginning of Islam and occurred in [[Rajab 27]], [[13 BH|13]] lunar years before [[Hijra]] ([[June 25]], [[610 CE|610]]). | ||
Before the mission of the Prophet (s) began, most people of that region were idol-worshiper. Other divine religions had some followers in different places of that region. However, after the beginning of the mission of the Prophet (s), Islam expanded, and idol-worshipping was wiped away from [[Hijaz]]. | Before the mission of the Prophet (s) began, most people of that region were idol-worshiper. Other divine religions had some followers in different places of that region. However, after the beginning of the mission of the Prophet (s), Islam expanded, and idol-worshipping was wiped away from [[Hijaz]]. | ||
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Bi'tha has a very remarkable position among Muslims. It actually is the beginning point of Islam, the religion that in its early years had few followers and difficult circumstances and later expands to the whole world and attracted numerous hearts. The beginning of all of that crucial change is Bi'tha. | Bi'tha has a very remarkable position among Muslims. It actually is the beginning point of Islam, the religion that in its early years had few followers and difficult circumstances and later expands to the whole world and attracted numerous hearts. The beginning of all of that crucial change is Bi'tha. | ||
According to historians, this great event happened on Monday in the [[Rajab 27]] in the fortieth year after [[Am al-Fil]] and 13 years before [[Hijra]] ([[June | According to historians, this great event happened on Monday in the [[Rajab 27]] in the fortieth year after [[Am al-Fil]] and 13 years before [[Hijra]] ([[June 25]], 610) which was the 20th year of Khusru Parwiz's government in [[Iran]]. Other opinions believe that Bi'tha was in 17th or 18th of the month of [[Ramadan]] or in one day of [[Rabi' II]], nonetheless [[Shi'a]] believes in the first idea (Rajab 27). | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||