WAHY

DEFINITION

Pg. 35.

Pg. 35.

QUR’ANIC USAGES:

A) Natural Inspiration to humans (intuitive guidance), Pg. 37:

لى. إ موسى وأوحينا فألق.يه. أم عليه. خ.فت. .ذا فإ أرض.ع.يه. أنم.ن وجاع.لوه .ليك. إ رادوه ا .ن إ .ي تحزن وال تخاف.ي وال اليم ف.ي

.ين) .7المرسل القصص( And We inspired the mother of Musa:

"Suckle him Musa, but when you fear for him, then cast him into the river and fear not, nor grieve. Verily! We shall bring him back to you, and shall make him one of (Our) Messengers

B) Natural Instinct to animals (instinctive measure), Pg. 37:

لى. إ ك رب حل. وأوحى وم.ن الن بيوتا الج.بال. م.ن خ.ذ.ي ات أن( يعر.شون وم.ما جر. .68الش النحل(

And your Lord inspired the bee, saying: "Take you habitations in the mountains and in the trees and in what they erect.

.الم.حراب م.ن قوم.ه. على .ليه.م فخرج إ بكرة فأوحى حوا سب أنا) ي .11وعش. مريم(

Then he came out to his people from Al-Mihrab (a praying place or a private room, etc.), he told them by signs to glorify Allah's Praises in the morning and in the afternoon.

C) Quick Indication (human communication through sign language), Pg. 37:

ن. ياط.ينوإ .ن الش وإ .يجاد.لوكم ل .ه.م .يائ أول .لى إ ليوحون( لمشر.كون كم .ن إ األنعام( 121أطعتموهم

And certainly, the Shayatin (devils) do inspire their friends (from mankind) to dispute with you, and if you obey them [by making Al�Maytatah (a dead animal) legal by eating it], then you would indeed be Mushrikin (polytheists)

D) Satanic Temptations (conspiracy),Pg. 36:

ذ. .لى يوح.ي إ إ ك .كة.رب آمنوا المالئ ذ.ين ال توا فثب معكم ي أنفوق فاضر.بوا عب الر كفروا ذ.ين ال قلوب. ف.ي سألق.ي

( بنان كل م.نهم واضر.بوا .12األعناق. األنفال( (Remember) when your Lord inspired the

angels, "Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelieved, so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes."

E) Inspiration to Angels (Allah’s conversation with Angels), Pg. 36-37:

NEED FOR WAHYHuman’s senses and reasons and their

limitations.Science: reason cannot reach unseen

world. Rational or empirical: probable.Discover fundamental realities and secrets.

POSSIBILITY of WAHY

1. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY:

Prophets and wahy. وأوحينا بعد.ه. م.ن ين .ي ب والن نوح .لى إ أوحينا كما .ليك إ أوحينا ا .ن إ

واألسباط�. ويعقوب .سحاق وإ .سماع.يل وإ .براه.يم إ .لى إزبورا داوود وآتينا وسليمان وهارون ويونس وب وأي وع.يسى

Verily, We have inspired you (O Muhammad) as We inspired Noah and the Prophets after him; We (also) inspired Ibrahim, Isma'il, Ishaque, Ya‘qub, and Al�Asbat [the twelve sons of Ya‘qub], 'Iesa, Ayub, Yunus, Harun, and Sulaiman, and to Dawud and We gave the Zabur

2. COMMON MAN’S EXPERIENCE:illumination from unseen force.Moses’ mother. (Qasas: 7)

3. LEARNED MEN’S EXPERIENCE:Iqbal and poetry.St. Thomas Aquinas-theologian [1225-

1274] :“All that I have written appears to be as

much straw after the things that have been revealed to me.”

Francis Bacon, scientific spirit [1561-1626]:“The knowledge of man is as the waters ....,The one informed by the light of nature, the

other inspired by divine revelation.”

4. HYPNOTIST’S EXPERIENCE

Certain messages/missions/ideologies/believes can be conveyed to a person through hypnotist process, let alone be wahyu.

5. TELEPHONE, TELEVISION, VIDEO CONFERENCE etc.Radio-wave and sounds.SMS, WHAT’S APP, SKYPE, E-MAIL,

FACEBOOK, TWITTER ETC.

Reality or dreams?

THE TYPES OF WAHY

MEANS OF WAHY TO ANGELS( .كة. .لمالئ ل ك� رب قال .ذ ف.يها وإ أتجعل قالوا .يفة خل األرض. ف.ي جاع.ل ي� .ن إ

قال� لك� ونقدس .حمد.ك ب ح نسب ونحن الدماء ويسف.ك� ف.يها د يفس. من : ( ) البقرة تعلمون ال ما أعلم ي .ن (30إ

And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: "Verily, I am going to place (mankind) generations after generations on earth." They said: "Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, - while we glorify You with praises and thanks (Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners) and sanctify You." He (All�h) said: "I know that which you do not know."

Cont... ذ. .كة. إ المالئ .لى إ ك رب آمنوا يوح.ي ذ.ين ال توا فثب معكم ي أن

(12. األنفال( .(Remember) when your Lord inspired the

angels, "Verily, I am with you, so keep firm those who have believed. 

Direct revelation from Allah.

Through Jibril.QUR’ANIC REVELATION TO

MUHAMMADLawh Mahfuz – Bayt al-`Izzah –

Muhammad. Intermediary of Jibril.

في مجيد قرآن هو محفوظ بل .22-21)لوح البروج( رمضان اس. شهر .لن ل هدى القرآن ف.يه. أنز.ل ذ.ي ال

والفرقان. ) الهدى م.ن نات .185وبي البقرة( ا .ن )أنزلناهإ القدر. ليلة. (1ف.ي

CONT… .ه. ب األم.ين نزل وح م.ن (193) الر .تكون ل .ك قلب على

) (194المنذ.ر.ين) .ين مب .ي عرب .سان .ل .195ب الشعراء( Which the trustworthy Ruh [Jibrael] has

brought down; Upon your heart (O Muhammad ) that you may be (one) of the warners, In the plain Arabic language.

MEANS or FORMS OF WAHY TO PROPHETS .ال إ ه الل مه يكل أن .بشر ل كان ح.جاب أو وحياوما وراء. م.ن

رسوال أو ل يشاء يرس. ما .ه. .ذن .إ ب فيوح.ي It is not given to any human being that

Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by Inspiration, or from behind a veil, or (that) He sends a Messenger to reveal what He wills by His Leave.

A. DIRECT INSPIRATION (REVELATION IN DREAMS)Ibrahim (A.S.)

يا قال ع�ي الس معه بلغ ي فلما .ن إ . بني المنام ف.ي ي أرى أنيا قال ترى ماذا فانظر تؤمر أذبحك ما افعل أبت.

( .ر.ين الصاب م.ن ه الل شاء .ن إ .ي أسلما (102ستج.دن فلما( .ين. .لجب ل ه يا (103وتل أن .براه.يم) وناديناه صدقت (104إ قد

( .ين ن المحس. نجز.ي .ك كذل ا .ن إ ؤيا البالء (105الر لهو هذا .ن إ.ين) ) (106المب عظ.يم .ذ.بح ب .107وفديناه الصافات(

CONT…Prophetic dreams,

عليه الله صلى الله برسول بدئ ما أول كان قالت عائشة عنالوحي من النوم وسلم في الصالحة رؤيا الرؤيا يرى ال فكان ،

. الصبح فلق مثل جاءت True dreams – إال في وهو الكوثر سورة عليه أنزل الله رسول أن ، النومويروى

كان . كالسنة وذلك الحقيقي النوم ال ، –Between conscious & unconscious

عليه الله صلى الله رسول بينا قال أنس يوم عن ذات وسلمإذ أظهرنا إغفاءة بين ما أغفى فقلنا متبسما رأسه رفع ثم

يا بسم أضحكك فقرأ سورة آنفا علي أنزلت قال الله رسولإلى وانحر لربك فصل الكوثر أعطيناك إنا الرحيم الرحمن الله

. السورة (آخر Nod the head – مسلم )

B. FROM BEHIND THE SCREEN

يا نود.ي أتاها نعليك (11)موسى فلما فاخلع ك رب أنا ي .ن إ( طوى المقدس. .الواد.ي ب ك .ن فاستم.ع (12إ اخترتك .ما وأنا ل

الصالة (13)يوحى وأق.م .ي فاعبدن أنا .ال إ .له إ ال ه الل أنا .ي ن .ن إ.ذ.كر.ي) .14ل طه(

And when he came to it (the fire), he was called by name: "O Musa! Verily! I am your Lord! So take off your shoes, you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa. And I have chosen you. So listen to that which is inspired to you. Verily! I am Allah! (none has the right to be worshipped but I), so worship Me, and perform As�Sal�t for My Remembrance.

Cont…

نا. .م.يقات ل موسى� جاء ه ولما رب مه قال وكل .ليك إ أنظر .ي أر.ن رب لن قال.ي تران فسوف� مكانه استقر .ن فإ الجبل. .لى إ انظر .ن ولك .ي� فلما تران

سبحانك قال أفاق فلما صع.قا موسى وخر ا دك جعله .لجبل. ل ه رب تجلى.ين المؤم.ن أول وأنا .ليك إ تبت

And when Musa came at the time and place appointed by Us, and his Lord spoke to him, he said: "O my Lord! Show me (Yourself), that I may look upon You." Allah said: "You cannot see Me, but look upon the mountain if it stands still in its place then you shall see Me." So when his Lord appeared to the mountain , He made it collapse to dust, and Musa fell down unconscious. Then when he recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to You, I turn to You in repentance and I am the first of the believers

C. SENDING MESSENGERSMany Prophets.Hadith of Jibril.

MEANS OF QUR’ANIC WAHY TO PROPHET MUHAMMADAngel Jibril (A.S.)

A) Rattling of a BellB) Human shape.

مثل يأتيني الجرس أحيانا علي، صلصلة أشده وهو . لي يتمثل وأحيانا قال ما عنه وعيت وقد عني فيفصم

.رجالالملك يقول ما فأعي فيكلمني ، حديث في نرى كما إنسان صورة في جبريل ونزول

جيريل.

ORIENTALISTS’ CRITICISMS AND ISLAMIC RESPONSES George Sale: Muhammad the

author. Bell & Rodinson: Poetry. William Muir: evil spirits. Stobart: knowledge of Jewish

history and Arab traditions.

Cont… Philip K. Hitti: Christian,

Jewish and Arab cultures. Anderson: Wishful

thinking. Watt: Creative

imagination.

RESPONSESSame

accusations like Kuffar.

Effort to project Qur’an as human word.

1. Prophetic character ه الل شاء لو أدراكم قل وال عليكم تلوته ما

.ه. أفال ب .ه. قبل م.ن عمرا ف.يكم .ثت لب فقد.16تعق.لون) يونس(

Say (O Muhammad ): "If Allah had so willed, I should not have recited it to you nor would He have made it known to you. Verily, I have stayed amongst you a life time before this. Have you then no sense?"

ك وما. .يم.ين ب تخطه وال .تاب ك م.ن .ه. قبل م.ن تتلو .ذا كنت إ( المبط.لون .48الرتاب العنكبوت(

Neither did you (O Muhammad ) read any book before it (this Qur'�n), nor did you write any book (whatsoever) with your right hand. In that case, indeed, the followers of falsehood might have doubted.

2. Qur’anic miraclesLinguistic, contextual, legislative and

scientific miracles.Qur’anic challenges:

Tur 52: 33-34Hud 11: 13-14Baqarah 2: 23-24

3. Revealed according to Allah’s willMushrikin’s questions and Surah al-Kahf.Revelations at the beginning when it

stopped (no repetation)

4. Calumny against ‘Óishah (R.A.)

( منكم عصبة .فك. .اإل ب جاؤوا ذ.ين ال .ن هو إ بل كم ل شرا تحسبوه الكم ل .بره خير ك ى تول ذ.ي وال . .ثم اإل م.ن اكتسب ما منهم امر.ئ .كل ل

) عظ.يم عذاب له م.نهم Verily! Those who brought forth the slander

(against ‘Óishah the wife of the Prophet ) are a group among you. Consider it not a bad thing for you. Nay, it is good for you. Unto every man among them will be paid that which he had earned of the sin, and as for him among them who had the greater share therein, his will be a great torment.

5. Sound MessageEpilepsy (brain disorder)? Why Systematic,

sound and noble.Muhammad Asad says:

“Is a mentally disturbed person in a position to bring or develop something clear?”

‘Evil spirit’? Noble, pure, praiseworthy..

Its approach to evil acts..

6. Literal masterpieceIf the Qur’an was from Muhammad, he would claim it for him.

7. Admonitions to ProphetStory of a Blind man (Surah ‘Abasa)Marriage of Zainab and Prophet’s hesitation

(Ahzab: 37) - x wife of adopted sonHalal thing was made haram (Tahrim 1-5) –

Zainab vs Aishah and Hafsah( األقاو.يل. بعض علينا تقول ألخذنا (44ولو

( .اليم.ين. ب ) (45م.نه .ين الوت م.نه لقطعنا (46ثم( حاج.ز.ين عنه أحد م.ن م.نكم .47فما الحاقة(

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