Page 84 - Tafsir of surat at tawba repentance

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“And verily the devils inspire their allies by wahy (yoohoona) to argue
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with you.”

The wahy by which devilish thoughts are inserted into the human minds is also
referred to as whispering in the Qur’aan, due to its secretive nature and hidden
source. For the same reasons it has been called “wahy.”

5. Sometimes wahy is used to mean communication by rapid, subtle gestures. For
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“He said, ‘My Lord, appoint a sign for me.’ (The angel) said, ‘Your
sign will be that for a full three nights you will not speak to people.’
Then he went out from the prayer niche to his people and gestured
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(awhaa) to them to praise (Allaah) in the morning and the evening.”
That is, he urged them to worship Allaah more often and more fervently.

6. Allaah uses the term wahy to refer to the process by which He gives commands
to his angels, as is illustrated in the following example:

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Soorah al-An‘aam (6):121.
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Soorah Maryam (19):10-11.

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