Revelation
الوحي
Creed · Concept
Wahy — Allah's communication to His prophets, by inspiration, from behind a veil, or through a messenger-angel.
Overview
Wahy — revelation — is how Allah communicates with human beings: "it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal, by His permission, what He wills" (42:51). The Quran says of itself that it is "nothing but a revelation revealed" (53:4).
Musa's call at Tuwa is one of the Quran's most vivid scenes of revelation: "I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed" (20:13), and the Quran later says plainly that Allah spoke to Musa directly (4:164).
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- Revelationالوحي
Sources
Quran references
An-Nisa 4:164
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.وَرُسُلًۭا قَدْ قَصَصْنَٰهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَرُسُلًۭا لَّمْ نَقْصُصْهُمْ عَلَيْكَ ۚ وَكَلَّمَ ٱللَّهُ مُوسَىٰ تَكْلِيمًۭا
And [We sent] messengers about whom We have related [their stories] to you before and messengers about whom We have not related to you. And Allah spoke to Moses with [direct] speech.
Ta-Ha 20:13
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.وَأَنَا ٱخْتَرْتُكَ فَٱسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ
And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you].
Ash-Shura 42:51
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.۞ وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِن وَرَآئِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًۭا فَيُوحِىَ بِإِذْنِهِۦ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌۭ
And it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal, by His permission, what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High and Wise.
An-Najm 53:4
AboutDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌۭ يُوحَىٰ
It is not but a revelation revealed,
Across the Quran
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People
Jibril
جبريلassociated with
Gabriel — the angel who brought the Quran down upon Muhammad's heart by Allah's permission.
Muhammad
محمدassociated with
The final messenger of Allah and seal of the prophets, to whom the Quran was revealed.
Musa
موسىassociated with
Moses — the prophet sent to Pharaoh and to Bani Israel, whose story the Quran tells in more detail than any other.
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Concepts
Prophethood
النبوةrelated to
Nubuwwah — Allah's choosing of human beings to convey His message, sealed with Muhammad.
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Names of Allah
Divine Names
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Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.- Al-Hakimالحكيم
42:51
Provenance
Relationships
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Revelationassociated withJibrilDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src
Evidence
- Quran Al-Baqarah 2:97Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
قُلْ مَن كَانَ عَدُوًّۭا لِّجِبْرِيلَ فَإِنَّهُۥ نَزَّلَهُۥ عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقًۭا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَهُدًۭى وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“Say, "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - it is [none but] he who has brought the Qur'an down upon your heart, [O Muhammad], by permission of Allah, confirming that which was before it and as guidance and good tidings for the believers."”
Open ayah 2:97 →
Revelationassociated withMuhammadDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src
Evidence
- Quran An-Najm 53:4Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌۭ يُوحَىٰ
“It is not but a revelation revealed,”
"It is not but a revelation revealed."
Open ayah 53:4 →
Revelationassociated withMusaDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.2 src
The Quran states that Allah spoke to Musa directly — a mode of revelation it singles out.
Evidence
- Quran An-Nisa 4:164Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
وَرُسُلًۭا قَدْ قَصَصْنَٰهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَرُسُلًۭا لَّمْ نَقْصُصْهُمْ عَلَيْكَ ۚ وَكَلَّمَ ٱللَّهُ مُوسَىٰ تَكْلِيمًۭا
“And [We sent] messengers about whom We have related [their stories] to you before and messengers about whom We have not related to you. And Allah spoke to Moses with [direct] speech.”
"And Allah spoke to Moses with [direct] speech."
Open ayah 4:164 → - Quran Ta-Ha 20:13Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
وَأَنَا ٱخْتَرْتُكَ فَٱسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ
“And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you].”
"I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed."
Open ayah 20:13 →
Revelationrelated toInjilDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src
Evidence
- Quran Al-Ma'idah 5:46Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
وَقَفَّيْنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم بِعِيسَى ٱبْنِ مَرْيَمَ مُصَدِّقًۭا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْإِنجِيلَ فِيهِ هُدًۭى وَنُورٌۭ وَمُصَدِّقًۭا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ وَهُدًۭى وَمَوْعِظَةًۭ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
“And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous.”
Open ayah 5:46 →
Revelationrelated toTawratDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src
Evidence
- Quran Al-Ma'idah 5:44Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ فِيهَا هُدًۭى وَنُورٌۭ ۚ يَحْكُمُ بِهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْلَمُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ وَٱلرَّبَّٰنِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ بِمَا ٱسْتُحْفِظُوا۟ مِن كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَانُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ شُهَدَآءَ ۚ فَلَا تَخْشَوُا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ وَٱخْشَوْنِ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِى ثَمَنًۭا قَلِيلًۭا ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ
“Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allah] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allah, and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers.”
Open ayah 5:44 →
Revelationrelated toZaburDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src
Evidence
- Quran An-Nisa 4:163Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
۞ إِنَّآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ كَمَآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ نُوحٍۢ وَٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ ۚ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِ وَعِيسَىٰ وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُونُسَ وَهَٰرُونَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ ۚ وَءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ زَبُورًۭا
“Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him. And we revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].”
Open ayah 4:163 →
Revelationrelated toProphethoodEditorial — Editorial thematic. IslamicGraph's own thematic grouping, not a claim of any source.1 src
Evidence
- Quran Ash-Shura 42:51Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
۞ وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِن وَرَآئِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًۭا فَيُوحِىَ بِإِذْنِهِۦ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌۭ
“And it is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal, by His permission, what He wills. Indeed, He is Most High and Wise.”
The three modes by which Allah speaks to human beings.
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