Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 480 – Volume 6, Book 60

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Volume 6, Book 60, Number 480:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The commencement of (the Divine Inspirations to) Allah's Apostle was in the form of true dreams.
The Angel came to him and said, "Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created all exists), has
created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is Most Generous, Who has taught (the writing) by the
pen (the first person to write was Prophet Idris. (96.1-4)