Shown regularly in art history classes, the painting shows a winged and crowned Angel Gabriel pointing at the Prophet Muhammad and delivering to him the first Quranic revelation. Muslims believe ...

A former art instructor who showed images of the Prophet Muhammad in class has sued Hamline ... the prophet receiving revelations from the angel Gabriel that would later form the basis for the ...

It’s said the angel Gabriel appeared to him in A.D. 610, giving Muhammad the Islamic holy book. It’s a holy, sacred time focused on worship, prayer, fasting and studying the Qur'an.