THROUGH ANGELS Now we come to the last type of the modes of revelation, i.

THROUGH ANGELS Now we come to the last type of the modes of revelation, i.e., receiving the message through an angel. Gabriel usually came to our Prophet (s.a.w) to convey the messages of Allah. Sometimes he came in his own image, other times in likeness of a man. Messages sent through an angel were mostly oral. But at least in one case it was a written one. The Torah was sent to the Prophet Musa (a.s.) as "written tablets": and wrote we for him in the tablets lessons of every kind… (7:145).

3.Epilepsy & Revelation:A Christians' Allegation Analyzed These were, in short, some method by which the messages of God come to the prophets. As I have mentioned earlier, the Divine revelations to our Prophet (s.a.w.) began with "true dreams"; later on, he used to see the heavenly lights and visions and hear the voices, but without seeing the speaker. After that, he saw the angel Gabriel, who brought the Divine message. This was the easiest and clearest from of revelation.

Sometimes, continuous and high-pitched voices would reach his ears, at the end of which he would find the message of God imprinted on his heart. This was the hardest form of revelation. Often, at the time of receiving such revelations, he would be overcast with gloom. The color of his face would fade away. Sometimes he would bend his head, and his companions would understand that he was receiving the revelation and they also would bend their heads.

At times, even during the coldest months, perspiration would pour down from his forehead. After some time he would raise his head and relate the revelation to them. According to Shaykh as-Saduq, this mode was chosen by Allah when He wished to reveal something to the Holy Prophet without using the agency of Gabriel. Having recorded the above-mentioned effects of this type of revelation, Washington Irving says, that "The ringing of ears is a symptom of epilepsy".

A Muslim brother from Aden had asked me whether it was true, as many Christian writers had written, that our Holy Prophet was suffering from epilepsy. A short article was published in The Light (May-August, 1968) in reply to that question, some parts of which are reproduced below: This allegation is the outcome of Dr. Gustav Weil's imagination. He was an orient-list. Latter writers have blindly followed him because it suited their purpose.