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وَحْيٌ revelation in Arabic

وَحْيٌ is how you say “revelation” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

أمّا الاقتصارُ على ذِكرِ الاسمِ المُفرَدِ مُجرّدًا من جملةٍ ومعنى فليسَ من هديِ الوحي،

As for merely mentioning the single name detached from a sentence and meaning, it is not part of divine guidance,

الوَحْيِ the divine revelation

Genitive owner of 'guidance' — divine revelation. The bare name-saying is judged outside the path that revelation laid down.

From Words That Nourish the Heart

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More example sentences

وَفَتَرَ الْوَحْيُ، فَتْرَةً حَتَّى حَزِنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

Then the revelation paused for a time, until the Messenger of God became sorrowful; may God send blessings upon him and grant him peace.

الْوَحْيُ the revelation

The al- on the front marks this as the specific, known thing, 'the revelation', and the -u ending makes it the subject, the one that paused. Definiteness here matters: it is THE revelation already in play, not revelation in general.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

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