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Angels in Islam are light-based creatures, created from light, by God to serve and worship Him. Belief in angels is one of the six Articles of Faith in Islam, without which there is no faith. The six articles are belief in: God, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and that predestination, both good and evil, comes from God . Qur'an , Sura 17. Al-Isra verse 95. The Night Journey, Children of Israel :"Say, 'If there were settled, on earth, angels walking about in peace and quiet, We should certainly have sent them down from the heavens an angel for a messenger.'" 017.095 قُلْ لَوْ كَانَ فِي الأرْضِ مَلائِكَةٌ يَمْشُونَ مُطْمَئِنِّينَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَلَكًا رَسُولا ATTRIBUTES OF ANGELS Angels are intangible, sentient entities, who do not posses Free Will . They were created for the sole purpose of serving God. Being made of Light , they can assume almost any form, completely real to the human eye, and traverse a distance just as fast as light or faster. Iblis While Iblis did disobey God, was expelled from Heaven, and became the avowed enemy of man, he was a Jinn not an angel, which is not angelic in any way, since they are made of smokeless fire, not light, have free-will, and can disobey or openly defy God. ANGEL HIERARCHY For other angelic hierarchies, see Hierarchy Of Angels . There is no standard hierarchical organization in Islam that parallels the Division Into Different "choirs" Or Spheres , as hypothesised and drafted by early medieval Christian theologians. Most Islamic scholars agree that this is an unimportant topic in Islam , especially since such a topic has never been directly mentioned or addressed in the Qur'an . However, it is clear that there is a set order or hierarchy that exists between Angels, defined by the assigned jobs and various tasks to which angels are commanded by God. The general consensus agrees that Archangels are the highest order of Angels, as those are the ones named the most in the Qur'an (Gabriel, Michael, etc.); these are considered to be closest to God in terms of servitude, as their meaning and purpose is more detailed than any other Angel. ARCHANGELS There are four Archangels whom Muslim s are required to acknowledge as part of their Conversion To Islam . (Due to varied methods of translation from Arabic and the fact that these Angels also exist in Christian contexts and the Bible , several of their Christian and phonetic transliteral names are listed.)
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The Qur'an also mentions angels who occupy the realms of the Seven Hells. A verse stipulates this: "O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a Fire ( Jahannam ) whose fuel is Men and Stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern and severe, who flinch not (from executing) the Commands they receive from God, but do (precisely) what they are commanded." At-Tahrim 66:6 The Qur'an also mentions that angels have qualities that may be typified by the word wings. Another Ayat (verse) stipulates this: "Praise be to God, Who created (out of nothing) the heavens and the earth, Who made the angel messengers with wings - two, or three, or four (pairs) and adds to Creation as He pleases: for God has power over all things." Fatir 35:1 The preceding sentence does not imply that all angels have two to four wings. Most notably, archangels (namely Gabriel and Michael) are described as having thousands of wings. Tradition also notes that certain angels, created solely for the purpose of praising God, have 70 thousand heads, each with 70 thousand mouths that speak 70 thousand languages solely to sing praises for the Almighty . This type of angel, whose type is Nameless , accompanied Muhammad up to Jannah ( Heaven ) when he received commands from Allah. Instead of riding on an angel, Muhammad rode a creature called a Buraq whose stride spans from horizon to horizon. VERSES IN THE QUR'AN THAT DIRECTLY NAME ANGELS Gabriel (Jibreel) and Michael (Mikaa'eel) are mentioned early on the Qur'an in the second sura: "Say: Whoever is an enemy to Jibreel - for he brings down the ( Revelation ) to your heart by God’s will, a confirmation of what went before, and guidance and glad tidings to those who believe - Whoever is an enemy to God, and His angels and Prophets , to Jibreel and Mikaa’eel - Lo! God is an enemy to those who reject Faith." ( Al-Baqarah 2:97-98) Another Angel, Malik is defined in the Qur'an as a being who is the Keeper of the Seven Hells. Malik also translates into "King" from Arabic, so it is assumed that Malik is "King" of Hell. However Malik is not an evil angel, nor a Fallen One , a notion Islam rejects, rather Malik is merely doing what he is commanded to do by God. "They people in Hell will cry: ‘O Malik! Would that your Lord put an end to us!’..." ( Az-Zukhruf 43:77) Two other Angels are also mentioned directly in the Qur'an: Haaroot and Maaroot (OR Harut And Marut ). ". . . and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels Haaroot and Maaroot . . ." (al-Baqarah 2:102) Several Angels, Angel of death (mistakenly called Azrael), Israfil and Nakir And Munkar are not mentioned directly in the Qur'an but are explained further in the Hadith s of Muhammad. They are also mentioned in traditional myths, however, they seldom retain complete originality from the Hadith. SEE ALSO |
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