THE WISDOM BEHIND GRADUAL REVELATION OF QURAN
“And it (is a) Quran which We have divided (into parts), in order that you might recite it to mankind at intervals. And verily, We have revealed it by stages!”
If Allah had willed it so, the Quran could have been sent in one revelation. Why wasn’t it so? An elaboration of the wisdom behind this is necessary, especially because we are often confronted with the same question from the opponents of Islam.
The gradual revelation was considered a blessing that Allah gave to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and to his ummah.
Following are some of the benefits of the gradual revelation:
1) TO STRENGTHEN THE RESOLVE OF THE PROPHET AGAINST THE DISBELIEVERS
The Prophet was distressed and anguished by the attitude of his people towards his message. They ridiculed and mocked him, and claimed that he was a sorcerer, a madman, or that he was possessed by the jinn. By the continual revelation of the Quran to the Prophet, he was reaffirmed in his determination and zeal. This is what Allah alludes to when He discusses the graduality of the revelation,
“Thus (it is sent down in parts) that We may strengthen your heart thereby” [25:32]
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