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47 communication of wahi to a wali, a muhaddas or a mujaddid? A. Yes, even to persons other than those enumerated. Q. What can be the subject-matter of wahi in the case of a wali, a muhaddas or a mujaddid? A. Expression of divine love for the recipient, prediction of something that is going to happen or the clarification of the text of an earlier revealed book. Q. Was wahi brought to our Holy Prophet by Archangel Gabriel (Hazrat Jibreel) alone? A. It is not correct that every wahi was brought to our Holy Prophet by Archangel Gabriel (Hazrat Jibreel), but it is a fact that wahi, whether it is communicated to a nabi or to a wali, muhaddas or mujaddid, is communicated under the supervision of Archangel Gabriel (Hazrat Jibreel). Q. What is the difference between wahi and ilham? A. There is no difference. Q. Was wahi brought to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib by Arch- angel Gabriel (Hazrat Jibreel)? A. I have already said that every wahi is communicated under the supervision of Archangel Gabriel (Hazrat Jibreel). One of the ilhams of Mirza Sahib shows that Archangel Gabriel (Hazrat Jibreel) appeared before him in a visible form once. Q. Do you believe that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib was a nabi in the dogmatic sense? A. I do not know any dogmatic definition of nabi. I take a person to be a nabi who is given that appellation by Allah. Q. Did Allah Describe Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib as a nabi? A. Yes. Q. When did Mirza Sahib first say that he was a nabi? Please give the date and reference to his writing? A. He claimed to be a nabi, as far as I remember, in 1891.