Editing Revelation (section)

===Islam===
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[[File:Muhammad-Majmac-al-tawarikh-1.jpg|thumb|Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation; leaf from a copy of the [[Majmac al-tawarikh]] (Compendium of Histories), {{Circa|1425}}; [[Timurid dynasty|Timurid]]. From [[Herat]], [[Afghanistan]].]]
[[Muslims]] believe that [[Islamic concept of God|God]] (Arabic: ألله ''[[Allah]]'') revealed his final message to all of existence through [[Muhammad]] via the angel [[Gabriel]].<ref>Watton (1993), "Introduction"</ref> Muhammad is considered to have been the [[Seal of the Prophets]] and the last revelation, the [[Qur'an]], is believed by Muslims to be the flawless final revelation of God to humanity, valid until the [[Eschatology|Last Day]]. The Qur'an claims to have been revealed word by word and letter by letter.<ref>
{{cite web 
|url         = https://www.radiofarda.com/a/taboo-e60-on-finality/28931779.html
|title       = آیا محمد خاتم پیامبران است؟
|work = رادیو فردا
|date = 22 December 2017
|trans-title = Is Muhammad the Seal of the Prophets?
|language    = fa
|access-date = 26 December 2024
|last1 = حیدری
|first1 = فهیمه خضر
}}
</ref>

Muslims hold that the message of Islam is the same as the message preached by all the messengers sent by God to humanity since [[Adam (Bible)|Adam]]. Muslims believe that Islam is the oldest of the monotheistic religions because it represents both the original and the final revelation of God to [[Abraham]], [[Moses]], [[David]], [[Jesus]], and Muhammad.<ref>Esposito (2002b), pp.4–5</ref><ref>{{qref|42|13|b=y}}</ref> Likewise, Muslims believe that every [[prophet]] received revelation in their lives, as each prophet was sent by God to guide mankind. [[Jesus]] is significant in this aspect as he received revelation in a twofold aspect, as Muslims believe he preached the [[Injil|Gospel]] while also having been taught the [[Torah]].<ref>
{{cite web 
|url         = https://ensani.ir/fa/article/69011/%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B4-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%88-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%AD%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A2%D9%86-%D9%88-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA
|title       = نقش فرشته و پیامبر در وحی از نگاه قرآن و روایات
|trans-title = The Role of Angels and Prophets in Revelation from the Perspective of the Quran and Hadiths
|language    = fa
|access-date = 26 December 2024
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web 
|url         = https://ensani.ir/fa/article/6717/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85-%D9%88-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%88%D8%AD%DB%8C
|title       = لوازم و پیامدهای نظریه تجربه‌گرایی وحی
|trans-title = The Essentials and Consequences of the Empiricist Theory of Revelation
|language    = fa
|access-date = 26 December 2024
}}
</ref>

According to Islamic traditions, Muhammad began receiving revelations from the age of 40 that were delivered through the angel Gabriel over the last 23 years of his life. The content of these revelations, known as the Qur'an,<ref>The term ''Qur'an'' was first used in the Qur'an itself. There are two different theories about the term and its formation that are discussed in [[Quran#Etymology and meaning]]</ref> was memorized and recorded by his followers and compiled from dozens of [[Hafiz (Qur'an)|hafiz]] as well as other various parchments or hides into a single volume shortly after his death. In [[Muslim theology]], Muhammad is considered equal in importance to all other [[Prophets in Islam|prophets of God]] and to make distinction among the prophets is a [[sin]], as the Qur'an itself promulgates equality between God's prophets.<ref>{{qref|3|84|b=y}}</ref>

Many [[scholar]]s have made the distinction between revelation and [[Biblical inspiration|inspiration]], which according to Muslim theology, all righteous people can receive. Inspiration refers to God inspiring a person to commit some action, as opposed to revelation, which only the prophets received.<ref>
{{cite web 
|url         = https://maab.iki.ac.ir/node/1163
|title       = وحی ، الهام ، و مکاشفه چه هستند و چه تفاوت‌ها و شباهت‌هایی با هم دارند و ارزش معرفتی آن‌ها چگونه است؟
|date = 1398
|trans-title = What are oracle, inspiration, and revelation? What are their differences and similarities? And what is their epistemological value?
|language    = fa
|access-date = 26 December 2024
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web 
|url         = https://www.porseman.com/article/%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%87/42908
|title       = تفاوت وحی با مکاشفه
|trans-title = The difference between oracle and revelation
|language    = fa
|access-date = 26 December 2024
}}
</ref> Moses's mother, [[Jochebed]], being inspired to send the infant Moses in a cradle down the [[Nile river]] is a frequently cited example of inspiration,<ref>
{{cite web 
|url         = https://rasekhoon.net/article/show/128144
|title       = ماجرای تولد موسی (ع) و نگهداری او
|trans-title = The story of the birth of Moses (pbuh) and his upbringing
|language    = fa
|access-date = 26 December 2024
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web 
|url         = https://hawzah.net/fa/Book/View/45327/35724/%D8%AD%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D9%91%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85
|title       = حکایتی از لحظه تولّد موسی علیه السلام
|trans-title = A story about the moment of the birth of Moses (peace be upon him)
|language    = fa
|access-date = 26 December 2024
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web 
|url         = https://pasokhgo.valiasr-aj.com/porseman/showquestion.php?code=5072
|title       = مادر موسي چرا و چگونه موسي را به نيل انداخت؟
|trans-title = Why and how did Moses' mother throw him into the Nile?
|language    = fa
|access-date = 26 December 2024
}}
</ref> as is [[Hagar]] searching for water for the infant [[Ishmael]].<ref>
{{cite web 
|url         = https://hawzah.net/fa/Article/View/93229/%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%87%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D8%AF%D9%88_%D8%B0%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AD
|title       = هاجر سلام الله علیها مادر دو ذبیح
|trans-title = Hajar, peace be upon her, the mother of two sacrifices
|language    = fa
|access-date = 26 December 2024
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite journal 
|url         = https://miqat.hajj.ir/article_37978.html
|title       = سعی هاجر: تلاش و حرکت ماندگار
|journal = میقات حج
|date = 22 June 2009
|volume = 17
|issue = 68
|trans-title = Hajar's Effort: Enduring Endeavor and Movement
|language    = fa
|access-date = 26 December 2024
}}
</ref>