Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ الْعَطَّارُ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَيُّ الْقُرْآنِ نَزَلَ أَوَّلَ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّ أَوَّلَ سُورَةٍ نَزَلَتْ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ قَالَ جَابِرٌ لَا أُحَدِّثُكَ إِلَّا كَمَا حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ جَاوَرْتُ فِي حِرَاءٍ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ جِوَارِي نَزَلْتُ فَاسْتَبْطَنْتُ الْوَادِيَ فَنُودِيتُ فَنَظَرْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ وَخَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا فَنُودِيتُ أَيْضًا فَنَظَرْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ وَخَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا فَنَظَرْتُ فَوْقِي فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهِ قَاعِدٌ عَلَى عَرْشٍ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَجُئِثْتُ مِنْهُ فَأَتَيْتُ مَنْزِلَ خَدِيجَةَ فَقُلْتُ دَثِّرُونِي وَصُبُّوا عَلَيَّ مَاءً بَارِدًا قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيَّ { يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ }.
English Translation
Affan told us, Aban al-Attar told us, Yahya ibn Abi Kathir told us, who said: I asked Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman which part of the Qur'an was revealed first. He said: "O you wrapped in your cloak." He said: I have been informed that the first surah revealed was "Recite in the name of your Lord who created." Jabir said: "I will only narrate to you as the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, narrated to us." He said: "I secluded myself at Hira'. When I completed my seclusion, I came down and went deep into the valley, and I was called out to. I looked ahead of me, behind me, to my right, and to my left, and I saw nothing. I was called again, and I looked ahead of me, behind me, to my right, and to my left, and I saw nothing. Then I looked above me, and there he was, seated upon a throne between heaven and earth. I was terrified of him, so I went to Khadijah's house and said: 'Wrap me up, and pour cold water over me.'" He said: "Then there was revealed to me: {O you wrapped in your cloak, arise and warn, and magnify your Lord}."