Divine Communications And Angels

Dr. Muhammad Wasie Fasih Butt

Wahi

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).

Need for “Wahi”4 questions about every thing• 3 sources of knowledgeSo:

Limits of senses, sciencesContents 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.

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

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).

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.

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)

WAHI KASHF, ILHAMspecific 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

Angels

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.

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.

CHARACTERISTICSThey are created from light, before mankindThey do not eat or drinkThey do not get bored or tired of remembering and

worshipping AllahThey 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.

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)

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: