Islam and References to Angels
In order to understand the statement, I will be going through a series
of steps, to follow through with this. I will be first describing what
angels are followed by what they do, then which types of angels there
are as well as angels in the Qur’an. I will finish of with why belief
in angels is important to Islam.
Angels are a specialised creation of Allah. In Arabic they are known
as Malaikah. They are created from divine light (Nur) to perform
specific functions. Angels do not have any gender. Allah did not give
them any gender since the angels themselves are asexual and do not
reproduce. However in the Qur’an, Archangels are referred to as “he”
or “he is”, because in Arabic the word for angel is a masculine noun.
The angels are different from the human race in the way that they do
not contain any of man’s physical attributes (although they may appear
in the shape of a man.) They do not sleep, procreate, eat or drink.
Angels themselves do not possess free will, therefore they do not have
any desires nor do they commit sins or misdeeds. They always obey
Allah and can never disobey Him. Whenever Allah commands the angels to
do something, it is always done. Angels are known to be “innocent
servants of Allah’s will”. They are known to help men in the use of
free will, and carry out the decision that men decide. Some angels
guard the walls of heaven and hell as well as the gates of the
entrance to each level of heaven and hell.
The main duty of angels is to glorify and praise Allah. Unlike humans
they are never tired and are always ready to obey Allah. They also do
not sleep, nor do they require the ...
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... and Qadr (both good and bad). So for Muslims faith cannot be built
except upon these six pillars, just as a building cannot be
constructed except upon these firm foundations. The meaning of faith
in Allah’s angels is to believe in their existence and the works they
do in Allah’s name. The angels themselves are created by Allah from
light in order that they worship Him; obey Him as well as to carry out
His commands. Angels are part of the unseen from amongst Allah’s
creation. Muslims do not see them, but are obliged to believe in them
with full conviction and without any doubt, because Allah has informed
Muslims about them in a clear way which leaves no room for doubt or
conjecture, as Prophet Muhammad. No one knows the exact number of the
angels, their precise nature, nor the exact manner of their creation
but Allah.
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called upon to act by every motive, human and divine by the great object of this
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