Divine Communications

1. Dr. Muhammad Wasie Fasih Butt

2. Wahi

3. Definition of “Wahi”
 To signify something quickly, whether by way of
enigma or metaphor, by way of meaningless sound , by
moving a part of body, or by way of writings.
 “So we sent this inspiration to the mother of Musa”
(28:7)
 As Islamic terminology, wahi is God’s divine message
conveyed to Allah’s chosen persons (Prophets).

4. Need for “Wahi”
 4 questions about every thing
• 3 sources of knowledge
 So:
 Limits of senses, sciences
 Contents of Every Wahi cant be judged logically.
 Subjects of wahi generally belongs to those things
which human cannot learn from senses and natural
sciences alone.

5. Three Kinds Of ‘Wahi’
 Wahi at heart: Allah directly inspired the Prophet
‘ heart without the medium of an angel, in sleep or
in full consciousness, e.g.: to slaughter his son
 Direct discourse: ALLAH directly speaks without
any interlink, only prophets can recognize t:his
totally different voice, e.g.: MUSA (alaihe salam)
 Angelic wahi: visible or not

6. Three Kinds Of ‘Wahi’(cont’d)
‘It is not fitting for a man that God
should speak to him except by
inspiration, or from behind a veil, or by
sending of a messenger to reveal with
God’s permission what God wills: for He
is Most High, Most Wise’ (42: 51).

7. Features Of Revelation On Holy Prophet
(sallahu alaihe wasallam)
 Ringing of bells:
hear sound similar to the ringing of bells,
continuous and coming from all directions. Most
difficult form.
• By An Angel In The Form Of A Man:
generally Gabriel came in form of most good-
looking companion Dihya Kalbi (raziallahu anhu),
• Through An Angel In His Real Form:
Angel Gabriel came to the Holy Prophet (sallahu
alaihe wasallam) in his actual angelic form thrice.

8. Features Of Revelation On Holy Prophet sallahu
alaihe wasallam)(cont’d)
 In The Form Of Dreams:
whatever he dreamt always came out true like morning
light( sahih-ul-bukhari)
e.g. method of breaking the spell.
 Discourse with Allah:
The Holy Prophet (sallahu alaihe wasallam) spoke directly
with Allah (subhanahu watala ) during the journey of
Maeraj.
• Revealed directly into the heart :
“Angel Gabriel conveyed a message into my heart. That no
man can die until his ‘rizk’ have been completed ( mustadrak
hakim)

9. WAHI KASHF, ILHAM
 specific for the Prophets.
 Source is known
 ‘wahi’ is obligatory and part
of religion.
 Relates to other pious
followers.
 Source is uncertain
 Kashf and ilhaam can be
obeyed if and only if it is
verified by Quran and
Sunnah

10. Angels

11. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s
View Of ANGELS
 He believed that the matters of the unseen mentioned in
the Qur'an (Jinn, Angels, the Hereafter etc.) cannot be
opposed to scientific reality and thus must be given re-
interpretations within those known scientific realities.
 As a result he began to say that "angels" are simply the
"properties" of created things like the hardness of stone,
the fluidity of water and so on. And that "angel" also means
divine moral support.
 That "Shaytan" refers to the dark passions of man and that
the "Jinn" are projections of evil, disease and other
calamities (and not actual beings), but in some instances
may refer to wild men living in forests and deserts.

12. Scientific View
 Just to understand, angels resemble with the electromagnetic
force (electromagnetic radiation).
 Angels are made of light and light is made of electromagnetic
radiation, which travels at 186,000 miles per second.
Electromagnetic force obeys the laws of nature incessantly
without mistake Hence it has a one-dimensional nature like
angels.
 It is invisible except in the visible range of the electromagnetic
spectrum (4,000 to 7,000 Angstroms wavelength).
 The Qur'an mentions that angels came in -the form of humans.
This is also not difficult to understand because we can create
Holographic images, which are three-dimensional human
figures that can talk using laser light and white light.

15. CHARACTERISTICS
 They are created from light, before mankind
 They do not eat or drink
 They do not get bored or tired of remembering and
worshipping Allah
 They differ in sizes. Holy Prophet (sallahu alaihe
wasallam) said: "I saw Gabriel descending from
heaven, and his great size filled the space between
heaven and earth." [Sahih Muslim].
 They have wings; the Messenger of Allah (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw Gabriel in
his true form. He had six hundred wings, each of
which covered the horizon.

16.  The greatest speed known today is the speed of light. the
angels are able to travel much faster than this. Hardly
had an enquirer completed a question to the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), but Gabriel
would bring the answer from Allah. Event of hazrat
khaula( raziallahu anha)

17.  Their number is known only to Allah. "Then I was
taken up to the al-Bayt al-M’amoor: every day
seventy thousand angels visit it and leave, never
returning to it again." [al-Bukhaari].
 They are innocent. Quran says: