23 - Islamic History – The Year 610 - The first revelation and its aftermath

A mysterious force grabbed hold of him, and he could not move. The force ordered him to recite, and soon came the words of the first Islamic revelation:

Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,

Createthman from a clot.

Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous,

Who teacheth by the pen,

Teachethman that which he knew not.