Al-'Alaq 96:5

<h2>Which was revealed in Makkah</h2><h2>This was the First of the Qur'an revealed</h2><p>بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ</p><p>In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.</p><h2>The Beginning of the Prophethood of Muhammad ﷺ and the First of the Qur'an revealed</h2><p>Imam Ahmad recorded that `A'ishah said: The first thing that began happening with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from the revelation was dreams that he would see in his sleep that would come true. He would not see any dream except that it would come true just like the (clearness of) the daybreak in the morning. Then seclusion became beloved to him. So, he used to go to the cave of Hira' and devote himself to worship there for a number of nights, and he would bring provisions for that. Then he would return to Khadijah and replenish his provisions for a similar number of nights. This continued until the revelation suddenly came to him while he was in the cave of Hira'. The angel came to him while he was in the cave and said, "Read!" The Messen- ger of Allah said,</p><p>«فَقُلْتُ: مَا أَنَا بِقَارِىء»</p><p>(I replied: "I am not one who reads.) Then he said, "So he (the angel) seized me …

Teacheth man that which he knew not.

Taught man that which he knew not.

Has taught man that which he knew not.

Taught man what he never knew.