Their Tongues are from Allah

Their tongues are a medium from Allah, only acknowledged through His teaching. As the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, "I only know what Allah has taught me." Understand that their truthfulness in this is essential due to its specificity and necessity, as will become clear to you when the essence of prophecy is explained.

The Signs of this Category of Humans

The sign of these human beings is their absence from those present with them during the revelation, covered as if in a faint or fainting in the eyes of the onlooker, which is different from either. The truth is a complete immersion in a meeting with the spiritual angel: aware of what is suitable for them, beyond human comprehension. Then the experience descends to human perceptions; either by hearing a sound of speech and understanding it, or a figure of a person speaking to them from what was brought forth from Allah. Then that state lifts from them, and they become aware of what was cast upon them.

The Prophet Describes Revelation

The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, when asked about revelation, said, "Sometimes it comes to me like the ringing of a bell, which is the hardest on me. It then leaves, and I have understood what was said. And sometimes the angel appears to me as a man speaking to me, and I understand what he says." During this, the Prophet would feel such intensity and mental immersion that he was unable to express. In the Hadith, it says, "[The Prophet] was dealt intensely during the revelation." Aisha said, "Revelation would descend upon him on a severe cold day, then it would leave him, and indeed, his forehead would be dripping with sweat." Allah says, "We will make you recite a heavy word [Quran]."

Misunderstandings of Revelation

Because of this state during revelation, the pagans accused the prophets of madness. They viewed the prophets as hallucinating or enchanted with jinn. They were confused by the appearances of these states they witnessed.

Divine Guidance and Misguidance

"And whoever Allah leads astray, for him there is no guide." Among their signs is also the fact that there existed in them - before the revelation - the good nature and the charity, and the avoidance of reprehensible and impure acts. This is the implication of infallibility. It is as if he is given to be free from deplorable acts and to be repelled by them. It is as if it conflicts with his innate nature.

Historical Incident: Building The Kaaba

It is correctly documented that he carried stones while he was a boy, along with his uncle Abbas, to build the Kaaba. He put them in his loin-cloth, which got uncovered, and he fainted, until he was covered with his loin-cloth. He was invited to a feast which included a wedding and games. He was affected by sleepiness until the sun rose, and he did not participate in anything concerning them. Instead, Allah purged him from all of that, to the extent that due to his innate nature, he detested despicable foods.

Food Preferences of the Prophet

Indeed, the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not approach onions and garlic. When asked about it, he said: "I converse with Him whom you do not converse."

The First Revelation and Khadijah's Test

Observe when Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her, informed the Prophet (peace be upon him) about the condition of the revelation that suddenly came to him, and she wanted to test him. She said: "Put me between you and your garment." When he did so, it left him. She said: "It is an angel, not a devil" and the implication is that he does not come near women.

Favored Garments

Similarly, she asked him about the most preferred garments for him to appear in. He said the white and the green. She said: "It is the angel". Meaning, white and green are the colors of goodness and angels. While black is the color of evil and devils, and suchlike.