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21 Ramadan
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “date when muhammad had his first revelation”. Today it says “twenty-first day of the ninth month”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
21st Ramadan (or 10th August ) 610 was the date when Muhammad had his first revelation. It was a visit from Gabriel , who told him the first five verses of the ninety-sixth sura of the Qur’an : Read: In the name of thy lord Who createth, Createth man from a clot. Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous, Who teacheth by the pen, Teacheth man that which he knew not. v t e1
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “date when muhammad had his first revelation”. Today it says “twenty-first day of the ninth month”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
date when muhammad had his first revelation
Now
twenty-first day of the ninth month
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