Why do you think Hazrat Khadija (RA) kept the event of the Revelation in the cave of Hira a secret?
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Explanation:Muhammad's first revelation was an event described in Islam as taking place in 610 AC, during which the Islamic prophet, Muhammad was visited by the angel Jibrīl, known as Gabriel in English, who revealed to him the beginnings of what would later become the Qur’an. The event took place in a cave called Hira, located on the mountain Jabal an-Nour, near Mecca. As for the exact date of this event, it has been calculated to be on Friday, the 17th of Ramadan at night, i.e. August 6, 610 C.E. – when Muhammad was 40 lunar years, 6 months and 12 days of age, i.e. 39 Gregorian calendar years, 3 months and 22 days.[1] [2] 6 August 610 (Julian) was actually a Thursday. The proleptic Gregorian calendar is two days ahead in the sixth century and three days ahead in the seventh.
In his 1998 book Mubarakpuri sets the event as "Late one Monday night, just before sunrise on the twenty-first of Ramadan (August 10, 610 C.E.)" 10 August 610 was a Monday, the phrase "Late one Monday night, just before sunrise" translating as "early one Monday morning". In The Sealed Nectar Mubarakpuri gives preference to the 21st, noting "Then they differ over the day that the Revelation began."
Hazrat Khadija (RA) kept the event of the Revelation in the cave of Hira a secret due to the following reasons:
- She realized that something awe-inspiring and tremendous had happened to her husband.
- She was certain, knowing the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), that he was neither mad nor possessed.
- Another reason might be the fear that their people will not believe him immediately and may oppose him.
- So, after listening to the Prophet’s words, she did not share any of these fears.
- Instead, she stood firm and reassured him and boosted his morale.
- And she took him to see her cousin, Waraqa ibn Nawfal, who was a man of knowledge to get the explanation and the meaning of the Revelation.