 They do not have gender (43:19), but they have two, three or four wings. (35:1). <strong>All angels praise and glorify God and they never become tired of doing this.</strong> (21:20) Angels are drawn up in ranks (37: 164-6), they fear their Lord and do what is ordered (16: 49-50), and they pray that believers be brought out of darkness into the light (33:41-3).
God sends the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary in the form of a man. Likewise, <strong>angels also visit Abraham and Lot</strong> in human form to warn them of the imminent doom of the people of Lot.
There are <em>Hafaza</em>, the Guardian Angels and Kiraman Katibin, the Noble Recorders who write down people’s good and bad deeds (82:11). There are angels who violently pull out the souls of the wicked and who gently draw out the souls of the blessed (79:1-2). There are those who carry the Throne of God (40:7); those who drive the clouds (37:2); and those who distribute provisions and blessing (51:4).
In the Qur’an, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">angels would also help the believers</span></strong> during the battles. They always help believers who sincerely struggle in the way of God, regardless of time and place.
Among the other angels specifically mentioned by name in the Qur’an are Gabriel who is responsible for revealing the Qur’an to Prophet Muhammad and communicating with all of the Prophets before; <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Michael who is responsible for carrying out natural events</strong></span> such as wind, rain, thunder (2:97-8); and Malik who is the guardian of Hell (43:77)
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<strong>Further Reading:</strong>
Ünal, Ali trans. <em>The Qur’an with Annotated Interpretation in Modern English</em>. New Jersey: Tughra Books, November 2008.
Gülen, Muhammad Fethullah. <em>The Essentials of the Islamic Faith</em>. Somerset, New Jersey: Light, 2006.)
In the Qur’an, angels do not get hungry, thirsty, tired or bored. (66:6) They do not have gender (43:19), but they have two, three or four wings. (35:1). All angels praise and glorify God and they never become tired of doing this. (21:20) Angels are drawn up in ranks (37: 164-6), they fear their Lord and do what is ordered (16: 49-50), and they pray that believers be brought out of darkness into the light (33:41-3).
God sends the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary in the form of a man. Likewise, angels also visit Abraham and Lot in human form to warn them of the imminent doom of the people of Lot.
There are Hafaza, the Guardian Angels and Kiraman Katibin, the Noble Recorders who write down people’s good and bad deeds (82:11). There are angels who violently pull out the souls of the wicked and who gently draw out the souls of the blessed (79:1-2). There are those who carry the Throne of God (40:7); those who drive the clouds (37:2); and those who distribute provisions and blessing (51:4).
In the Qur’an, angels would also help the believers during the battles. They always help believers who sincerely struggle in the way of God, regardless of time and place.
Among the other angels specifically mentioned by name in the Qur’an are Gabriel who is responsible for revealing the Qur’an to Prophet Muhammad and communicating with all of the Prophets before; Michael who is responsible for carrying out natural events such as wind, rain, thunder (2:97-8); and Malik who is the guardian of Hell (43:77)
Further Reading:
Ünal, Ali trans. The Qur’an with Annotated Interpretation in Modern English. New Jersey: Tughra Books, November 2008.
Gülen, Muhammad Fethullah. The Essentials of the Islamic Faith. Somerset, New Jersey: Light, 2006.
