The Relationship between Wahy and The Prophet

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had sound reason, conscience and will when he received the wahy; when it came to the reception of the wahy, he was bound by the will of Allah. His task was merely to be silent and listen to what was read to him. He had no power or preference over the timing, length or subject of the wahy nor did he have any choice about whether or not he was to receive the wahy. It could arrive at a time of war or peace, in the summer or winter, at night or during the day, when he was asleep or awake. In other words, the Prophet could receive wahy anytime, anywhere Allah wished, sometimes in the form of a few verses and other times the ayahs could be the length of several pages. There were times when the Prophet became very distressed if there was great amount of wahy after a period when there had been no wahy, and there were other times when he wished to receive wahy, desperately in need of divine explanation, yet nothing would be revealed for days. In some situations, where no judgment had yet been revealed on a subject, the Prophet could do nothing but wait for wahy from Allah.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had sound reason, conscience and will during receiving wahy, but when it came to the reception of wahy, he was bound by the will of Allah, he only had to be silent and listen to what was read to him. He had no power or preference over the timing, length or subject of wahy nor did he have anything to do with whether or not he was going to receive wahy. It could be at war or in peace, in summer or winter, at night or during the day, when asleep or awake. In other words, he could receive wahy anytime, anywhere Allah the Almighty wished, sometimes in the form of a few verses and other times the ayahs could be the length of several pages. There were times when the Messenger of Allah got very distressed with frequent wahy after a period of pause of wahy and there were other times when he so wished to receive wahy, desperately needed divine explanation and nothing was revealed for days. And in some situations where there was no judgment yet on a subject, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) could do nothing but wait for wahy from Allah the Almighty.