The Levels Of Revelation – Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn from Ibnul-Qayyim
- The true dream.
- The Angel casts into his (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) heart.
- The Angel speaks to him (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in human form.
- It comes to him as the ringing of a bell and this is the most difficult upon him (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
- He (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) sees the Angel in his created form.
- That which Allah revealed to him (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) on the Night of Ascension.
- The direct speech of Allah without mediator.
- Some added: Allah speaking to him (sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) without a veil (based on the opinion that he saw his Lord. However, all the Companions are of the position that he did not see Him).
Muktārāt min Zād Al-Ma’ād – Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn
Translated by Abū Humayd