The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 333
X - A Glance at the Makkan Life 333 one is still connected to his physical senses or disconnected. In other words, it so happens that sometimes the physical senses are functioning, and in this very state, with an arousal of certain inner senses, an illustration is brought before the eyes. However, at times, for a split-second the physical senses are disconnected, and they give way to the inner-senses completely. b. ) رؤیا or ‘a dream’, the sensation of which most people are familiar to, which is shown in a state of sleep, and usually requires an interpretation. c. ) For a written document to come before the eyes, which is possible both in a state of wakefulness and sleep. In addition to the above mentioned cases, there is something known as Waḥī-e-Khafī as well, which means, for God the Almighty to instill something in the heart of an individual. However, to comprehend this requires special experience. This is only a general and brief outline, for in actuality, the types of divine revelation are many, and numerous types are often gathered at one time as well. 1 With regards to the condition of the Holy Prophet sa , when revelation was being sent upon him, Ḥaḍrat ‘ Ā’ishah ra states: ٗ لَقَد ْ رَاٴَیْتُه ٗ یَنْزِل ُ عَلَیْه ِ الْوَحْی ُ فِی الْیَوْم ِ الشَّدِیْد ِ الْبَرْد ِ فَیَفْصِم ُ عَنْه ُ و َ اِن َّ جَبِیْنَه لَیَتَفَصَّد ُ عَرْقًا Meaning, “At times, I have seen that it would be an extremely cold day, but when revelation was sent to the Holy Prophet sa , his forehead would sweat profusely. ” 2 Then, Zaid bin Thābit ra , who was the scribe of the Holy Prophet sa narrates: 1 In this regard, if one wishes to learn the ideologies of early scholars, then refer to Sharḥul- ‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Muḥammad bin ‘Abdul-Bāqī Az-Zarqānī, Bābu Marātabil-Waḥī , Volume 1, pp. 420-443, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) - (Author) 2 Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, Kitābu Bad’il-Waḥī, Bābu Kayfa kāna Bada’ul-Waḥyi ilā Rasūlillāhi sa , Ḥadīth No. 2