What is the authenticity of the report narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Qur'an was sent down in one lump to the lowest heaven, then sent down in parts?
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This questioner asks: Is the report from Ibn 'Abbas authentic that the Qur'an was sent down in one lump to the lowest heaven, then sent down in parts according to events and circumstances, and how did Jibril (peace be upon him) hear it from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)?
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This is not established; the report is not established. The correct view is that Jibril (peace be upon him) heard it from Allah and it was sent down to him in parts, recited, and We recited it with measured recitation. That is, it was sent down bit by bit, according to events and occurrences, over the course of twenty-three years, over the course of twenty-three years.[Al-Isra 17:106] This is the truth. As for the claim that it was sent down to the lowest heaven in one lump and then sent down in parts afterward, this is not established.
It contradicts the authentic evidence and contradicts the Qur'an. And invalid is the statement of those who say that Jibril took it from the Preserved Tablet; that Jibril took the Qur'an from the Preserved Tablet. This is the view of the Asha'irah, and it is false. Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) refuted it. Al-Suyuti mentioned it in *Al-Itqan*, the book *Al-Itqan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an*, and Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) refuted it in a treatise he titled *Al-Jawab al-Wadhih al-Mustaqim fi Kayfiyyat Nuzul al-Qur'an al-Karim aw al-'Azeem*. Yes.
This questioner asks: Is the report from Ibn 'Abbas authentic that the Qur'an was sent down in one lump to the lowest heaven, then sent down in parts according to events and circumstances, and how did Jibril (peace be upon him) hear it from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)?
Answer:
This is not established; the report is not established. The correct view is that Jibril (peace be upon him) heard it from Allah and it was sent down to him in parts, recited, and We recited it with measured recitation. That is, it was sent down bit by bit, according to events and occurrences, over the course of twenty-three years, over the course of twenty-three years.
And [it is] a Qur'an which We have separated [by intervals] that you might recite it to the people over a prolonged period. And We have sent it down progressively.
وَقُرْآنًا فَرَقْنَاهُ لِتَقْرَأَهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ عَلَىٰ مُكْثٍ وَنَزَّلْنَاهُ تَنزِيلًاIt contradicts the authentic evidence and contradicts the Qur'an. And invalid is the statement of those who say that Jibril took it from the Preserved Tablet; that Jibril took the Qur'an from the Preserved Tablet. This is the view of the Asha'irah, and it is false. Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) refuted it. Al-Suyuti mentioned it in *Al-Itqan*, the book *Al-Itqan fi 'Ulum al-Qur'an*, and Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) refuted it in a treatise he titled *Al-Jawab al-Wadhih al-Mustaqim fi Kayfiyyat Nuzul al-Qur'an al-Karim aw al-'Azeem*. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [65 -560] ما صحة الأثر المروي عن ابن عباس أن القرآن نزل جملة واحدة إلى السماء الدنيا، ثم نزل منجماً؟ — youtube.com
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