"الہامی"

English translation: Revelation, Afflatus, Inspiration

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Urdu term or phrase:"الہامی"
English translation:Revelation, Afflatus, Inspiration
Entered by: Irshad Muhammad

13:54 May 1, 2011
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Urdu term or phrase: "الہامی"
الہامی and الہام english words for them?
userone2345
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Revelation, Afflatus, Inspiration
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5 +2Revelation, Afflatus, Inspiration
Irshad Muhammad
5revealed
Qudsia Lone
5Devine
Abdul Qayyum


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Revelation, Afflatus, Inspiration


Explanation:
Self explanatory.

Irshad Muhammad
Pakistan
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revealed


Explanation:
الہام ("ilhaam") means a revelation (from God)
الہامی ("ilhaami") means "revealed", i.e. "something revealed to a person by God."

An "ilhaam" can be in form of an unseen voice from on high, a visual message/writing a person sees, or a message through an angel usually in form of a person.




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Note added at 11 hrs (2011-05-02 01:26:15 GMT)
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An 'ilhaam' is basically considered, "knowledge received from the Unseen (i.e. God)".

Qudsia Lone
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Devine


Explanation:
Devine

Abdul Qayyum
Local time: 08:00
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Native speaker of: Native in Pashto (Pushto)Pashto (Pushto), Native in UrduUrdu
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