The Makkan Period
Chapter 6 · Event 17
Retreat to Cave Hira
610 CE Cave Hira, Makkah
The Prophet ﷺ would retreat to Cave Hira for contemplation. At age 40, during Ramadan, the Angel Jibril came to him with the first revelation.
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