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Waḥy (Revelation)

The process by which God communicated the Qurʾān to Muḥammad, typically via the angel Jibrīl, foundational to the Qurʾān's claim of divine origin.

The process by which God communicated the Qurʾān to Muḥammad, typically via the angel Jibrīl, foundational to the Qurʾān's claim of divine origin.

How it traveled

  1. Mafatih Asrar
    Mecca · 1153
    explains
  2. Futuhat Makkiyya
    Seville · 1240
    explains
  3. Jamic Masail
    Harran · 1328
    explains

Key passages(20)

REF ref-muhammad-iqbal-the-reconstruction-of-religious-thought-in-islam

The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam · Muhammad Iqbal

Citation only · not on Sefaria
Very high
REF ref-rashid-rida-the-muhammadan-revelation-al-wahy-al-muhammadi

The Muhammadan Revelation (al-Wahy al-Muhammadi) · Rashid Rida

Citation only · not on Sefaria
Very high

Futuhat Makkiyya · Ibn Arabi

Very high

Jawab Sahih · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Mafatih Ghayb · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

Very high

Musnad · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Very high

Risala Baclabakkiyya · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Sahih Muslim · Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj

Very high

Sahih al-Bukhari · Muhammad al-Bukhari

Very high

Tafsir Quran · Ibn Kathir

Very high

Tafsir Quran · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Very high

Nubuwwat · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Ihkam Fi Usul Ahkam · Ibn Hazm

Very high

Jamic Masail · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Majmucat Rasail Wa Masail · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Muhalla Bi Athar · Ibn Hazm

Very high

Zad Macad · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Very high

Awail Maqalat · al-Mufid

Very high

Fisal Fi Milal · Ibn Hazm

Very high

Madarij Salikin · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Very high

Modern teachers who discuss this idea

Modern and living teachers whose books take up Waḥy (Revelation). These works are still in copyright, so we can’t show the text here — each links out to the book.