Then solitude became dear to him, and he used to seclude himself for worship in the cave Ha’, (a cave in the mount known today as ‘Jabal-un-Nur, which is clearly visible in front of Jannat-ul-Ma` la, the famous graveyard of Makkah) and therein he devoted himself to Divine worship for several nights before he came back to his family and took provisions for his retirement then he would return to the Mother of the Faithful, Sayyidah Khadijah (رض) and take more provisions for a similar period.
Whatever he saw in a dream would happen in reality as clearly as the light of dawn. In a lengthy narration, as recorded in the Sahihs of Bukhari and Muslim, the Mother of the Faithful, Sayyidah ` A’ishah (رض) says that revelation to the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was started by true dreams. The Holy Prophet’s (صلى الله عليه وسلم) First Experience of Revelation Al-Fatihah is the first Surah that was revealed to the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) in its entirety, all seven verses at once. Undoubtedly, some verses (of Surahs Al-` Alaq or Iqra’, Al-Muzzammil and Al-Muddaththir) were revealed earlier, but the rest of the verses of those Surahs were revealed at later dates. They probably meant to say that this was the first Surah to be revealed in a complete form. Some of the Companions held the view that Surah Al-Fatihah was the first Surah to be revealed. From this point of view, it may be said that the first Surah to be revealed after the temporary break was Surah Al-Muddaththir. On this occasion, the opening verses of Surah Al-Muddaththir were conveyed to him by the angel. It is possible to reconcile between these different views as follows: After the revelation of Surah Al-` Alaq or Iqra’, there was a temporary break in the revelation during which the Holy Prophet used to be very sad, but after some time, the Angel Jibra’il (عليه السلام) appeared to him once again, and he faced the same situation as he faced when the first verses of Surah Iqra’ were revealed to him.
However, some scholars state that Surah Al-Muddaththir was the first Surah to be revealed, and yet others say that Surah Al-Fatihah was revealed first. Bukhari, Muslim, other authentic sources and overwhelming consensus of scholars, ancient and modern, all concur on this point. It is universally agreed that the first five verses of Surah Al-` Alaq or Iqra’ mark the very beginning of Qur’ anic revelation. No! Never obey him, and bow down in sajdah, and come close to Me.So let him call the men of his council,.No! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag (him) by forelock,.does he not know that Allah is watching (him) ?.Tell me, if he rejects (the true faith) and turns away,.