Has Revelation Ended?

 

And who believe in that which has been revealed to thee, and that which was revealed before thee, and they have firm faith in what is yet to come.(Chapter 2 Verse 5) 

Firstly to say revelation has stopped because of this verse would not make any sense at all. The Qur’an states: 

O ye men, worship your Lord Who created you and those who were before you, that you may become righteous;(Chapter 2 Verse 22) 

Even if we take the incorrect translation of the Non Ahmadis, even then revelation has not ended. According to their logic it would mean in this verse quoted that Allah has only created the people before us rather than after. 

Allah also states :

 

Surely, We have sent revelation to thee, as We sent revelation to Noah and the Prophets after him; and We sent revelation to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and his children and to Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and We gave David a Book.(Chapter 4 verse 164) 

This only mentions of revelation to Noah(as) and the Prophets after him, but there were prophets before Noah(as) which included Idrees(as) and also Adam(as). With the non Ahmadi logic it would mean they were not revealed to and were false prophets, God Forbid. 

Now please read the verse in context. Allah is talking about revelation here, so he says And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain. It is talking about revealed to Nabi(Saw), and what was revealed before nabi(saw) and then says in the hereafter/akhareen they are certain.

Allah has said va bil akhiratay hum yu kinoon. Here it does not refer to the day of judgement because the day of judgement is a part of faith so we have to have eeman in it. Allah doesn’t say yuminoon he says yukinoon. Because this is something which is suppose to happen and its about revelation of the latter part, since we have yakeen. In day of judgement we don’t need to have yakeen we just need eeman. 

Allah has made it clear in Qur’an and Ahadith that revelation is continued and will continue till Qiyamah. The Qur’an states: 

 

And the people of Moses made, in his absence, out of their ornaments a calf — alifeless body producing a lowing sound. Did they not see that it spoke not to them, nor guided them to any way? They took it for worship and they were transgressors.(Chapter 7 Verse 149)
Again Allah states:

 

He sends down the angels with revelation by His command on whomsoever of His servants He pleases saying, ‘Warn people that there is no God but I, so take Me alone for your Protector.’(Chapter 16 Verse 3) 

Allah also states: 

 

As for those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah,’ and then remain steadfast, the angels descend on them, saying: ‘Fear ye not, nor grieve; and rejoice in the Garden that you were promised We are your friends in this life and in the Hereafter. Therein you will have all that your souls will desire, and therein you will have all that you will ask for —(Chapter 41 Verses 31-32)
Allah also states: 

 

And it is not for a man that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a veil or by sending a messenger to reveal by His command what He pleases. Surely, He is High, Wise.(Chapter 42 Verse 52) 

Apart from all of this all non Ahmadis believe that the Messiah(as) would be revealed to. Indeed if the latter day messiah is a prophet according to Allah, than of course he would be revealed to as sahih Muslim states: 

“Allah would reveal to Jesus these words” sahih muslim 2937a so all of them themselves await the latter day messiah(as) to get revelation as well, if they truly follow the ahadith. 

Now we should always remember that a true characteristic which makes Islam the true religion is that it invites to a God who is living and listens to his servants. There are many ayahs in the Qur’an that hint to this as well. Allah states:

 

When he said to his father, ‘O my father, why dost thou worship that which hears not, nor sees, nor can avail thee aught?(Chapter 19 Verse 43)
Allah also States:


 

And the people of Moses made, in his absence, out of their ornaments a calf — a lifeless body producing a lowing sound. Did they not see that it spoke not to them, nor guided them to any way? They took it for worship and they were transgressors.(Chapter 7 Verse 149)
Allah Has also Stated: 

 

Could they not see that it returned to them no answer, and had no power to do them either harm or good?(Chapter 20 Verse 90) 

He Further States: 

 

Unto Him is the true prayer. And those on whom they call beside Him answer them not at all, except as he is answered who stretches forth his two hands toward water that it may reach his mouth, but it reaches it not. And the prayer of the disbelievers is but a thing wasted.(Chapter 13 Verse 15) 

Some also have a misconception that Allah only reveals to prophets. This is also against the Qur’an and the Ahadith. Allah states in the Qur’an: 

 

Say, ‘This is my way: I call unto Allah on sure knowledge, I and those who follow me. And Holy is Allah; and I am not of those who associate gods with God.’(Chapter 12 Verse 109) 

The Holy Prophet(saw) called towards Allah through revelation and his true followers would also have this knowledge according to the Qur’an. There are many people who are called auliya or saints. Of course this is not revelation of a new law or a new prophethood apart from the one of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(saw). Allah States in the Qur’an: 

 

Behold! the friends of Allah shall certainly have no fear, nor shall they grieve —Those who believed and kept to righteousness —For them are glad tidings in the present life and also in the Hereafter — there is no changing the words of Allah; that indeed is the supreme triumph.(Chapter 10 Verses 63-65) 

The Holy Prophet(saw) has also stated:

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ “‏ رُؤْيَا الْمُؤْمِنِ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سِتَّةٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ ‏”‏‏.‏
 

Narrated ‘Ubada bin As-Samit: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The (good) dreams of a faithful believer is a part of the forty-six parts of prophetism:'(Sahih Bukhari Volume 9, Book 87, Hadith #116) 

Hazrat Aisha(ra) stated:

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ أَوَّلُ مَا بُدِئَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الْوَحْىِ الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ فِي النَّوْمِ، فَكَانَ لاَ يَرَى رُؤْيَا إِلاَّ جَاءَتْ مِثْلَ فَلَقِ الصُّبْحِ، ثُمَّ حُبِّبَ إِلَيْهِ الْخَلاَءُ
 

Narrated ‘Aisha:

(the mother of the faithful believers) The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was in the form of good dreams which came true like bright daylight, and then the love of seclusion was bestowed upon him. ‘ (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Hadith #3) 

This makes it clear that even true dreams falls under wahy. The Holy Prophet(saw) further made it clear that Muslims from the Ummah would have the divine communion with Allah. He stated:

زَادَ زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ عَنْ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ لَقَدْ كَانَ فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ رِجَالٌ يُكَلَّمُونَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَكُونُوا أَنْبِيَاءَ، فَإِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ فَعُمَرُ ‏”‏‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira: 

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Among the nation of Bani Israel who lived before you, there were men who used to be inspired with guidance though they were not prophets, and if there is any of such persons amongst my followers, it is ‘Umar.”(Sahih Bukhari, Volume ,5 Book 57, Hadith #28) 

The Holy Prophet(saw) made it clear that non prophets are also given the revelation of Allah and that Hazrat Umar(ra) is one of them. This clearly shows that the door is clear open. The Prophet(saw) has shown that since it happened with the nations before, it would also happen with nation of the Muslims. He has mentioned Umar(ra) because of how much of an amazing companion he was. Ahmad(as) states: 

You read the Hadith, which says, “If this Umma has Muhaddathin to whom God speaks then such a Muhaddath is Omar”? Would you say that, therefore, Muhaddathiya is over after Omar? No! The meaning of Hadith is that whoever in spirit and power is like Omar, will be a Muhaddath when time for his advent comes. It was in this sense that this humble one once received the revelation: “You have been endowed with the character of Omar”(Victory of Islam)

Hazrat Muhy-ud-Din Ibn Arabi has written: “The wali [saint] is indeed a bashir and nazir, but he is not a law-giver.”(Futuhat Makkiyya, Part II, p. 376) 

Sayyid Ismail Shaheed who was known to be the Indian Muslim theologian who lead in the early nineteenth century, stated in regards to the ayah “There is no town but it had a warner”: 

“It has been said that the word nazir [warner] includes prophets and saints.” (Abqaat, Urdu translation by Manazir Ahsan Gilani, published in A.P., India, p. 402) 

There is also revelation to non Prophets which is mentioned in the Qur’an clearly. Allah has stated: 

 

And We revealed to the mother of Moses saying, ‘Suckle him; and when thou fearest for him, then cast him into the river and fear not, nor grieve; for We shall restore him to thee, and shall make him one of the Messengers.’(Chapter 28 Verse 8) 

In this ayah, Allah revealed “suckle him” and also gave the commands to cast him into the river and not to have any fear in regards to it. Allah has mentioned commands and also a prohibition by stating “fear not”. 

It was also revealed to the Mother of Jesus(as): 

 

“And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree; it will cause fresh ripe dates to fall upon thee(Chapter 19 Verse 26) 

Here Allah has revealed Commands to Hazrat Maryam (as) as well.
Allah also States that the disciples of Isa(as) were given revelation. How can a sincere Muslim believe revelation for the Messiah sent to Bani Israel extended to his disciples but no one from our ummah had this blessing? Allah states:

And when I inspired the disciples of Jesus to believe in Me and in My Messenger, they said, ‘We believe and bear Thou witness that we have submitted.’(Chapter 5 Verse 112)

Many Non Ahmadi Muslims also believe that revelation was not given to the companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(saw). This is totally false and only because of their ignorance. Here are some examples of companions receiving revelation in the life of the Prophet Muhammad(saw) and also after:

حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ، تَقُولُ لَمَّا أَرَادُوا غَسْلَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالُوا وَاللَّهِ مَا نَدْرِي أَنُجَرِّدُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ ثِيَابِهِ كَمَا نُجَرِّدُ مَوْتَانَا أَمْ نُغَسِّلُهُ وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابُهُ فَلَمَّا اخْتَلَفُوا أَلْقَى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ النَّوْمَ حَتَّى مَا مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ إِلاَّ وَذَقْنُهُ فِي صَدْرِهِ ثُمَّ كَلَّمَهُمْ مُكَلِّمٌ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْبَيْتِ لاَ يَدْرُونَ مَنْ هُوَ أَنِ اغْسِلُوا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعَلَيْهِ ثِيَابُهُ فَقَامُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَغَسَلُوهُ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيصُهُ يَصُبُّونَ الْمَاءَ فَوْقَ الْقَمِيصِ وَيُدَلِّكُونَهُ بِالْقَمِيصِ دُونَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَقُولُ لَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ مَا غَسَّلَهُ إِلاَّ نِسَاؤُهُ ‏.‏

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin:

By Allah, we did not know whether we should take off the clothes of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as we took off the clothes of our dead, or wash him while his clothes were on him. When they (the people) differed among themselves, Allah cast slumber over them until every one of them had put his chin on his chest. Then a speaker spoke from a side of the house, and they did not know who he was: Wash the Prophet (ﷺ) while his clothes are on him. So they stood round the Prophet (ﷺ) and washed him while he had his shirt on him. They poured water on his shirt, and rubbed him with his shirt and not with their hands. Aisha used to say: If I had known beforehand about my affair what I found out later, none would have washed him except his wives.(Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith #3141)

There is also an incident recorded where Abu Bakr(ra) was revealed to. It is stated:

“A slave-girl of Abu Bakr was pregnant. He said: It was revealed to me that it would be a girl. And she gave birth to a girl.”

(Kitab al-Lama’, by Abu Nasr Abdullah al-Qausani, ch. Abu Bakr
Another statement in regards to the revelation of Umar(ra) is : 

“In the written orders which Umar [the second Caliph] sent to [his army commander] Sa‘ad Ibn Abi Waqqas during the Persian campaign, it was stated that it had been revealed to him that the enemy would be defeated.”

(Al-Wasa’iq as-Sabasiyya, p. 302, compiled by Dr Hamidullah of Hyderabad)

Another statement is recorded as:

“Ali and al-Fazl were washing the Holy Prophet’s body when Ali heard a voice saying: Lift up your eyes to heaven.”

(Al-Khasa’is al-Kubra, by Suyuti, vol. ii, p. 276)

Another story is as follows:

“Anas related that Abu Ibn Ka‘b said: I shall enter the mosque and pray, and praise God so much that no one would have praised Him like that. So when he prayed, and sat down to praise God, he heard a voice from behind him saying: O God, all praise is due to Thee, all good is in Thy hand, all affairs return to Thee, open or secret, all praise is due to Thee, Thou hast power over all things, forgive me my past sins and keep me pure for the rest of my life, grant me to do good deeds which please Thee from me, and turn to me mercifully.Then Abu Ibn Ka‘b came to the Holy Prophet and related this to him. The Holy Prophet said: That was Gabriel.”(Ruh al-Ma‘ani, vol. vii, p. 64, under verse 33:40)

Another story is:

Abdullah Ibn Zaid Ibn Abd Rabbih related: When the Holy Prophet ordered the making of a trumpet to use it to call people to prayer, I saw in a dream a man carrying a trumpet in his hand. I said to him: Are you selling the trumpet? He said: What will you do with it? I said: Call people to prayer. He said: Shall I not show you something better than it? I said: Yes. He said: Say, Allahu Akbar (up to the end of the words of the Call to Prayer). In the morning I went to the Holy Prophet and told him of my dream. He said: ‘Your dream is surely true, if God so will. Go and stand with Bilal and tell him your dream. Let him give the call to prayer, because his voice is louder than yours.’ So I stood with Bilal and told him of the words, and he made the call to prayer.”(Mishkat, Book of Prayer, ch. ‘The Call to Prayer’, sec. 3) 

This is also the view of many Muslim scholars. 

In one of the most famous Arabic dictionary called Mufradat, Imam Raghib has stated:

“The word of God which is communicated to His prophets and His saints is called wahy.” (Mufradat of Raghib, under wahy)

Imam Jafar Sadiq has stated:

He said: “Revelation is one of the characteristics of the chosen ones of God. To give arguments without revelation is a mark of being rejected from the Divine Presence.” (Tazkirat al-Auliya, ch. 1, p. 23)

He also stated:

I read the Quran with such zeal and enthusiasm that it was revealed to me through revelation.” (Futuhat Makkiyya by Ibn Arabi)

It is also stated in regards to him:

“Some of those who have Divine experience have said about themselves that they hear the word of God, and that He communicates with them, as is recorded of Imam Ja‘far Sadiq that he said: I read a verse of the Quran so frequently that I heard it from God, the Revealer of the verse.”(Maktubat of Mujaddid Alif Sani, vol. iii, p. 166)

It is stated in regards to Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal:

“He said: One day I was in the public baths, and there was a group of people who entered the water without any clothes. I kept in mind the hadith: He who believes in God and the Last Day should not enter the public bath without a waist-wrapper. So I did not remove all my clothes. That night I saw in a dream someone saying to me: ‘O Ahmad, receive good news that God has forgiven you on account of your following the hadith, and made you a leader who shall be followed.’ I said: Who are you? He said: Gabriel.”(Ihya as-Sunna)

Imam Ghazali(ra) has stated:

“Undoubtedly, knowledge comes to our hearts through the angels, and this is referred to in the word of God: It is not vouchsafed to a mortal that God should speak to him except by revelation …”(Ihya al-‘Ulum, vol. iii, p. 14)

And:

“Know that the men of the heart are shown the secrets of the worlds through inspiration [into the mind], or through true dreams, or through visions while awake. This is one of the highest grades of the degrees of prophethood, as a true dream is one of the forty-six parts of prophethood. So beware of denying this knowledge through lack of understanding.” (ibid., p. 67)

Hazrat Sayyid Abdul Qadir Jilani(ra) has stated:

“Woe unto you, O innovator! Does God not have the power to say: I am God. Our God, great is His glory, is a speaker, and not dumb. His word is heard and understood.”(Al-Fath ar-Rabbani, p. 153)

He also states:

“When you attain perfection in fana [annihilation], your rank near God will be raised, and you will be addressed in the words: This day you are with us, a dignified, trusted one.”(Futuh al-Ghaib, with Persian commentary, Discourse no. 28, p. 171) (Referring to Chapter 12 Verse 55)

He further states: The words wa-stana‘tu-ka li-nafsi (I have chosen thee especially for Myself), which are in the Quranic verse 20:41, were revealed to Abdul Qadir Jilani several times. (ibid., p. 33)

And:“I am not an ordinary preacher like your preachers. I speak by command of God Almighty. Take my words to be the orders of God. When I preach from the pulpit, God manifests Himself upon my heart.” (Tuhfa Qadiriyya, p. 82)

Imam Qurtubi (ra) has stated:
“The true, righteous Muslim is he whose condition resembles the condition of the prophets. He is favoured with that with which the prophets were favoured, that is, information of the unseen.” (Fath al-Bari, standard commentary of Bukhari, vol. xii, p. 319)

Hazrat Muhiy-ud-Din Ibn Arabi(ra) has stated:

“It is impossible that revelation from God can stop. For if it were to be cut off, there would not remain for the world any spiritual food by which it continues to subsist.” (Futuhat Makkiyya, Part II, p. 90, question no. 82)

He further states:

Of us [saints] are those who receive from God those very commandments which are in the Shari‘ah. The source is the same as it used to be for the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Such persons are his followers because these commandments are not opposed to the Shari‘ah.” (Fusus al-Hukam, p. 183)

And:

“All the forms of revelation we have explained here are to be found in men of God, from among the saints. The revelation which was exclusive to the prophet, and not for the saint, is the revelation containing the Shari‘ah.” (Futuhat Makkiyya, Part II, p. 376)

And also:“And thus the coming of the Quran upon the hearts of the saints is not cut off, despite the fact that the Quran is safely preserved with them. It happens due to their zeal, and it is for only some of them. (ibid., p. 258)

He lastly states:

The Quranic verse “We believe in God and what has been revealed to us … and we submit to Him” (2:136) was revealed in revelation received by Ibn Arabi. (ibid., Part III, p. 367)

A commentary on the Masnawi according to Jalal-Ud-Din Rumi states:

“The expediency of hiding it from the public is to avoid trouble, because if a man of God were to say, I learnt such and such a thing from Divine revelation, people may think that he was claiming prophethood. Then, let alone people being alienated from him, he would actually fear for his life …
“The fact is that God speaks to angels, prophets, and specially-chosen saints through His ancient word, and puts words in their souls with different meanings. In accordance with His eternal knowledge, God makes them understand the meaning which He intends, and they receive that significance according to their capacity. With angels and prophets, this is called wahy, and with saints it is called ilham, but the Sufis term wahy as inner revelation.” (Miftah al-‘Ulum, Daftar iv, Part I, vol. xi, p. 361)

Imam Hajar Asqalani(ra) writes:

“When revelation was cut off with the Holy Prophet’s death,ilham [revelation to saints] came to those whom God chose.”

(Fath al-Bari, vol. i, p. 332)

Imam Abdul Wahhab Shi’rani wrote:

Revelation (wahy, ilham) remains for the saints, which does not contain Shari‘ah in it.” (Al-Yawaqit wal-Jawahir, p. 37)

He also states:

The revelation which brings Shari‘ah has been stopped after the Holy Prophet Muhammad. And of the favours which God has bestowed upon me, one is that He has made me a recipient of sound revelation.”(Al-Kibariyya al-Ahmar, footnote in Yawaqit, vol. ii, p. 8)

The ffamous Mujadid of India named Shaikh Ahmad who was of Sirhind, stated:

“Question: Since the religion has been completed and perfected by the Holy Quran and the Holy Prophet’s example, what is the need for revelation (ilham), and what deficiency is there which is made good by revelation?

“Answer: Revelation makes manifest the hidden perfections of the religion, not increase the perfections in religion. Just as exercise of reason (ijtihaad) makes clear the commandments of the religion, so does revelation make clear the secrets and subtleties which most people cannot understand. The distinct difference between the exercise of reason and revelation is that the former is related to opinion while the latter is ascribed to the Great Creator of opinions. Therefore, revelation has a certainty which reason does not.”(Maktubat, vol. iii, Part VII, Daftar ii, Letter no. 55, p. 19)

And:

“Commandments of the Shari‘ah are revealed at particular times but commands of revelation in general are required at all times. … The Shari‘ah commandments are based on four sources [the reference is to Quran, Hadith, Ijma and Qiyas through which laws are derived], where revelation of saints (ilham) finds no place. But leaving aside Shari‘ah commandments, there are many other religious matters in which the fifth source is ilham. In fact, it may be said that, after the Quran and Hadith, ilham is the third source. This source will continue to exist till the end of the world.”(ibid., p. 19)

He further states:

The revelation of saints partakes of the light of prophethood, and is the consequence of the blessings of following the prophets.” (ibid., Part VI, Daftar iii, Letter no. 23, p. 63)

And:

“This humble one was lifted up from the dirt of degradation, and a voice called my soul saying: I have forgiven you and those who come to Me through your mediation, whether directly [through you] or indirectly, till the Day of Judgment. And it kept on repeating this, so that no scope remains for doubt.”(Mabd wa Mu‘ad with Urdu translation, p. 17)

It is also said about him:

“Shaikh Ahmad said that one day he prepared food for the Fatiha of his son [i.e. charitable deed following the death of his son]. There was doubt about its Divine acceptance because of the Quranic teaching: ‘God only accepts the deeds of the dutiful.’ Then he had a revelation: ‘Thou art indeed from among the dutiful’.” (Kahl al-Jawahir, p. 14)

And:

Before the birth of his youngest son, Shah Muhammad Yahya, he received the revelation: “We give thee good news of a boy, whose name is Yahya.” This is, in fact, verse 19:7 of the Quran. So he named the boy Yahya.(Maqamat Imam Rabbani, published in Delhi, p. 136)

It also states in regards to him:

He related that for a few days he was overcome by a deficiency of good deeds. So when during prayer he reached the words, “Thee do we serve,” he faced a dilemma: if he said these words, he would be guilty under the verse “why do you say that which you do not do”; if he omitted them, he would be guilty of omission. Then he had the revelation: “Shirk [worship of things other than God] has been removed from your worship, and your faith has become pure.”(Kahl al-Jawahir, p. 15)

And Lastly:

He said: “All those who have entered, or are going to enter, into my spiritual order, directly or indirectly, were shown to me, and I was told of the places of their birth and residence. They were all given to me. If I wish, I can describe them all.”(ibid., Life of Shaikh Ahmad by Khawaja Muhammad Baqir of Lahore, p. 5)

Al Baidawi stated:

“Just as the devils put bad thoughts into the hearts of disbelievers, so shall We [God] reveal the truth to you [O Muslims] and urge you to do good.” (Commentary of Baidawi, vol. ii, p. 267, published in Delhi

Fakhar Ud Din Razi stated:

“The angels project their influence into the souls of men by revelation, and show them their [i.e. angels’] accomplishments by sure visions.”(Tafsir Kabir, vol. vii, p. 370)

Hazrat Shah Wali-ullah of Delhi stated:

“The Muslim nation is not deprived of revelation through angels. Do you not know how Mary saw Gabriel as a strong, healthy man, and how the angels called her? Similarly, Hadith records that a believer was going towards a village to visit a fellow. In the way an angel appeared to him and said: I am an apostle of God to you. Hadith also says that if you maintain the same [high] level of faith, angels will greet you while you are lying in your beds.”(Tafhimat, vol. ii, p. 134)

And:

“God revealed to me, saying: I will give you the Tariqa [course of teachings for spiritual progress] which shall take man nearer to God than do any of the existing Tariqas, and it shall be more powerful than any of them.”(ibid., vol. i, p. 45)

Khawaja Mir Dard of Delhi has stated that he was revealed verses of the Qur’an in his book Ilm Al Kitab under Tahdees Ni’mat ar-Rabb:

“Warn thy near relatives.” (The Quran, 26:215)

“Say: Allah is sufficient for me.” (39:39)

“Be steadfast as thou art commanded, and follow not their low desires.” (42:16)

“Grieve thou not for them, nor be distressed because of what they plan.” (27:71)

“Did He not find thee groping, and guided thee.” (93:8) ( ‘Ilm al-Kitab, pp. 61 – 64.) 

Sayyid Muhammad Ismail Shaheed who was a famous martyr of North-West India has written:

“Among these matters, one is ilham [revelation], and ilham is that thing which is established from the prophets. It is called wahy. If it is proved from persons other than prophets, it is called tahdees[revelation of a non-prophet]. In the Quran, ilham as such has been called wahy, whether it came to prophets or to saints.” (Mansab-i Imamat, Urdu translation by Muhammad Husain Alwi, published by A’inah Adab, Lahore, 2nd ed., 1969, p. 73)
 

And: 

“Those people who consider knowledge to be no more than talk and words, and meaningless nonsense, … if such a man means to say that no person other than the prophets can obtain knowledge of the future from the unseen, I believe that he is denying a teaching of the religion which is established by repeated evidence, i.e. those teachings of the faith which spread into the world because they were abundantly reported [from the Holy Prophet], he is denying one of those.” (Abqaat, Urdu translation by Manazir Ahsan Gilani, published in A.P., India, p. 14.) 

Maulvi Abdullah Ghaznavi who was another Indian Saint of the last century also said he received verses in his divine revelation including: 

“Send peace and blessings upon him.” (The Quran 33:57)
“And soon thy Lord will give thee so that thou art well pleased.” (93:6)
“Have We not expanded for thee thy bosom.” (94:2)
“Is not God sufficient for His servant.” (39:37)
“He is only a servant upon whom We bestowed favours.” (43:60)
He also received the following revelation
“Thou art from Me and I am from Thee. So fear not nor grieve.” (Biography of Maulavi Abdullah Ghaznavi by Maulavi Abdul Jabbar Ghaznavi, pp. 10 – 11) 

A bitter opponent of the True Islam named Maulvi Abdul Jabbar Ghaznavi wrote : 

“If someone receives a Divine revelation (ilham) which is some verse of the Quran addressed particularly to the Holy Prophet Muhammad, the recipient of this revelation would take it as referring to himself, and would interpret it in the light of his own circumstances and draw a lesson from it. …“So if someone has revealed to him verses specially addressed to the Holy Prophet, for instance: ‘Have We not expanded for thee thy breast’, ‘thy Lord will soon give thee so that thou wilt be pleased’, ‘Allah will suffice thee against them’, ‘be patient and resolute as the messengers were’, ‘hold thyself with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening’, ‘pray to thy Lord and sacrifice’, ‘obey not him whose heart We have made unmindful of Our remembrance, and he follows his low desires’, ‘He found thee groping and guided thee’; the meaning would be that that person would be granted these things to the extent that he deserves, according to his station. And as for the commands and prohibitions [in the revelations], these would apply to him as to the Holy Prophet.” (Asbat al-ilham, pp. 142 – 143)Allama Khalid Mahmud, another opponent of the true Islam. stated:

News of the unseen, visions and revelations are also received by some non-prophets. Saints (auliya) of God are informed of news of the unseen. In fact, Umar [the second Caliph] held the rank of muhaddas, at which station, according to the words of Hadith, God Himself grants the privilege of His communication, without the person reaching the rank of prophet.” (‘Aqidat al-Umma fi ma‘ni khatam an-nubuwwat, published by Idara Hifz-i Muarif-i Islamia, Lahore, 3rd ed., 1965, p. 48, footnote)

Even Sayyid Abul Ala Maudoodi another anti Ahmadi wrote:

“You appear surprised at there being two types of revelation. Had you read the Quran you would know that this Book mentions three types of revelation, only one of which types was collected in the Quran: ‘It is not for a mortal that God should speak to him except by inspiration, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger who reveals by His permission what He [God] pleases.’ Here three forms are described of God sending commandments and guidance to a man. One is direct revelation, i.e., inspiration into the mind. A second is speech from behind a veil. The third is that revelation is sent through a messenger — an angel. The revelations collected in the Holy Quran are only of the third kind.”

(Monthly Tarjuman al-Quran, September 1961, p. 100)