“wahy”在阿拉伯语中指一种迅速和/或秘密的信息传递。1《古兰经》沿用了阿拉伯人过去的用法，用它来指称信息传递所采用的各种各样的方式。

The term “wahy” in Arabic means a swift and or secretive transfer of information.1 It has been used in the Qur’aan as it was used by Arabs in the past to refer to a wide variety of methods by which the transfer of information has taken place.

1. 《古兰经》有时用"wahy"一词指动物的本能习性。这种用法可见于下面这节经文中关于蜜蜂的描述：

1. The Qur’aan sometimes uses wahy to mean instinctual animal habits. An example of this use can be seen in the case of bees mentioned in the following verse:

蜜蜂本能地在合适的地方、按照特定的样式筑巢，这是由于真主秘密写入其微小大脑细胞中的命令所致。

The bee instinctually builds its hives in appropriate places and according to particular patterns as a result of divine commands secretly written in the cells of its minute brain.

2. “Wahy”在《古兰经》中也用来指真主赋予人类的天生本能。例如，真主在提到穆萨先知的母亲时这样说道：

2. Wahy is also used in the Qur’aan to mean natural human instincts that Allaah has placed in humans. For example, Allaah uses it in reference to Prophet Moosaa’s mother as follows:

母亲哺乳幼儿的本能，是一种信息，这种信息以人类无法知晓的方式，传递到每一位女性的基因之中。

The motherly instinct of suckling her child is a result of information which has been communicated to the genes of every female in a way unknown to man.

3. 在前一节经文的后半部分，安拉提到了启示（wahy）的另一个方面：安拉启示人类去做那些并非出于本能的行为。

3. In the completion of the previous verse, Allaah refers to another aspect of wahy: Allaah’s inspiration to humans to do actions which are not instinctive.

这有时被称为直觉：一个人会强烈地感觉到某件事是应该去做的，尽管可能并没有任何逻辑上的依据。

This is sometimes called intuition; a person gets a strong feeling that a certain action is the right thing to do, even though there may not be any logical evidence for it.

4. 然而，人必须谨慎地分辨内心各种声音的来源，因为恶魔也能够向人心中注入低语。《古兰经》有时将恶魔的耳语与怂恿称为"wahy"（启示）。以下经文便是这种用法的一个很好的例子：

4. One must be careful, to distinguish between the sources of various inner voices, however, because devils also have the ability to inspire suggestions in human hearts. Occasionally, the Qur’aan refers to the whispering and prodding of the devils as wahy. The following verse is a good example of this type of use:

由于这种暗示的秘密性和隐蔽的来源，恶魔注入人心的这种“瓦希”也被称为《古兰经》中的“低语”。出于同样的原因，它也被称为“瓦希”。

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. 有时，“وحي”（wahy）一词用来指通过迅速而细微的手势进行的传达。例如，真主谈到先知撒卡里雅时说：

5. Sometimes wahy is used to mean communication by rapid, subtle gestures. For example, Allaah said about the Prophet Zakareeyaa,

也就是说,他敦促他们更多、更热切地崇拜安拉。

That is, he urged them to worship Allaah more often and more fervently.

6. 安拉用“وَحْي”（wahy，启示）一词来指代祂向天使下达命令的过程，如下面的例子所示：

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:

在《古兰经》和先知（愿主福安之）的圣训中，安拉与天使之间的交流也被称为直接的言语。以下经文便是《古兰经》中的一个例子：

Elsewhere in the Qur’aan and hadeeths of the Prophet (r), Allaah’s communication with His angels is referred to as direct speech. The following verse is an example from the Qur’aan:

先知(ﷺ)曾说:

The Prophet (ﷺ) was reported to have said,

因此，学者们得出结论：安拉对天使的命令是由安拉直接与他们说话而传达的。由此可见，"وحي"（瓦希）不仅用来指启示的过程，也用来指启示本身。

Hence, it has been concluded that Allaah’s commands to the angels are transmitted by Allaah speaking directly to them. From the above it is clear that wahy is used to mean not only the process of revelation, but also the revelation itself.

7. 安拉向祂的先知（ﷺ）下达启示之命令的过程，以及启示本身，在《古兰经》中同样被称为“瓦希”（wahy）。以下经文便是这一用法的一个很好的例子：

7. The process of revelation of Allaah’s commands to His Prophet (r), as well as the revelation itself, is also referred to in the Qur’aan as wahy. A good example of this use is in the following verse:

在伊斯兰教法（Sharee‘ah）的术语中，"wahy"（启示）指真主的话语被启示给祂的某位先知的过程。该词也用来指被启示给祂的某位先知的真主的话语本身。

In the terminology of the Sharee‘ah, wahy is defined as the process by which Allaah’s word is revealed to one of His prophets. It is also used for the actual word of Allaah which has been revealed to one of His prophets.