Muhammad received the initial Qur'an in a Cave: #14

Muhammad received the initial Qur'an in a Cave:

Muhammad claimed the angel Gabriel transmitted the entire Koran to him from Allah while he was living in the Hira Cave.  At first Muhammad feared he had been overtaken by a "Jinn", a troubling spirit (see picture below). But Muhammad's wife Khadijah encouraged him that his visions were indeed from God and that he had been chosen as his special messenger.  Amr ibn Sharhabil says Muhammad mentioned to his wife Khadijah that he feared he was possessed by demons and wondered whether others might consider him possessed by jinn (Pfander 1910:345). He says Muhammad said; “ When I went into seclusion I heard a voice. By Allah I feared that something wrong was going to happen.”  Also revealing is the report by Al Waqidi that Muhammad had such an aversion to the form of the cross that he would break everything brought into the house with a shape of the cross on it (Nehls 1990:61).

When Muhammad began to preach his new religion in 610 A.D. the leaders of Mecca were strongly opposed.  In 622 A.D. Muhammad was approached  by the elders from a town located some 250 miles north of Mecca who asked Muhammad to be their ruler.  Muhammad accepted on the conditions that they would also accept him as a prophet and that he could bring his followers.  The exodus to this town, later known as Medina is known by Muslims as the "hijra".  The Meccans attacked the Medinans several times, but the Medinans always managed to drive them off.  In 627 A.D. the Meccans were defeated by Muhammad's forces, and the Muslims returned to Mecca and cleansed the "kaba" of all its idols.  Muhammad continued to rule Medina, where he died in 632 A.D.  

Muslims should be reminded of Muhammad's own humanity, fickleness and unworthiness.  Muhammad was extremely close to Jews in the beginning of his campaigns of rape, plunder, and murder.  In those days, Muhammad realized he could only capture Mecca and Medina with Jewish help.