Did companions of the Promised Messiah (as) also receive revelations?

Yes. Revelation is not reserved for prophets alone, and some companions of the Promised Messiah (as) also received revelations.

Many people think that God speaks only to prophets. The Holy Qur’an shows otherwise. The mother of Moses (as) was not a prophet, yet God told her what to do with her child. The disciples of Jesus (as) also received His inspiration. And the third verse above promises everyone who stays firm in faith that angels will descend upon them.

A prophet receives revelation in order to convey it to people. A believer can receive it as a grace, for their own strengthening and as a sign of God’s nearness. The hadith above makes clear that the true dreams of believers are part of the heritage of prophethood. According to this hadith, the most truthful in speech also see the most true dreams.

When a prophet appears, people gather around him who turn wholly to God. So it is no surprise that some companions of the Promised Messiah (as) also received revelations. In this they stand in the same line as the disciples of earlier prophets, of whom the Holy Qur’an speaks.

For believers today this means that God has not fallen silent. Whoever prays sincerely and lives truthfully can experience His answer, whether through a true dream or through a word that God places in the heart.