QUESTION 21 (Course Outline)

Divine and Angels

DEFINITION OF WAHI
Literals Meaning:
“To signify something quickly, whether by way of meaningless sound, by moving a part of body, or
by way of writings”
In Islamic Terminology:
“Wahi means: God’s Divine message conveyed to ALLAH’s chosen persons (Prophets)”.
 WHO IS ANGELS?
Angels are made of light and light is made of electromagnetic radiation.
The Quran mentions that angels came in the form of human. This is also difficult to
understand because we create Holographic images, which are three dimensional human
figures that can talk using laser light and white light (visible light).
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HISTORY OF QURAN
The revelations began in the Cave of Hira, on the top of Jabal-ul-Noor, near Makkah. It is noted that the
first revelation of the Quran began when Angel Jibreel ordered Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) to "read”, but
was replied "no”. This happened 2 times after which Jibreel revealed the first 5 ayaat of Surat-ul-Alaq. The
scholars of Al Quran described that the suwar of Al Quran revealed before Al-Hijrah as suwar Makkiyyah.
On the other hand, the suwar which were revealed after Al-Hijrah are known as suwar Madaniyyah. There
are about 87 suwars Makkiyyah and 27 Madaniyyah , a total of 114 suwar . The word "suwar" is the plural
of "surah" which means a chapter of Al Quran. Rasoolullah (SAW) taught his people the verses he received
as soon as he learned them. Once he taught the people the verses, he told them to put it in action in their
daily life.

COMPILATION OF QURAN

Recording of Al Quran Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to ask the Sahabahs to write down the ayaahs
on wood, animal bones etc. Since most sahabah were unable to read or write, they were ordered to learn
from the prisoners-of-war the simple writing of the time. Thus, a group of sahabah gradually became
literate. Quranic verses inscribed on the shoulder blade of a camel. Zaid Ibn Thabet, Ubayy Ibn Ka'b , Sa'd
Ibn Abi Waqqqas were some of the scribes who documented the Quran. Immediately after Muhammad's
death.