It was on Mount (1) , in 610 CE, during what is now the month of (2) , the (3) month of the Muslim calendar, that Muhammad became the (4) of God. On the night the (5) refers to as ‘The Night of (6),’ he received the first of many revelations from God. A heavenly intermediary, later identified by tradition as the Archangel (7) (Jibril), commanded, ‘Recite’. Muhammad responded that he had nothing to recite. Twice the angel repeated the command, and each time a frightened and bewildered Muhammad pleaded that he did not know what to say. Finally, the words came to him.