In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
In the Name of Allah, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful
Belief in Angels:
We believe in the existence
of the angels of Allah and that they are "honored servants.
They do not speak before He does, and they act only by His
command" (21:26). Allah created them, and they worship and
obey Him. Those who are in His presence do not disdain to worship
Him, nor do they weary" (21:19).
Angels are concealed from
us, so we cannot see them. Allah may show them to some of His
servants. The Prophet Muhammad
saw Gabriel in his real shape with six
hundred wings that covered the horizons (Bukhari and Muslim).
Gabriel took the form of a handsome human being who met Mary and
engaged in conversation with her. He came to the Prophet while he
was among his Companions in the appearance of an unknown man who
did not show any trace of long travel, with very white clothes,
and very black hair. He sat facing the Prophet, his knees to the
Prophet's knees, peace be upon him, and his palms on the
Prophet's thighs and talked with the Prophet. The Prophet later
told his Companions that the man they saw was Gabriel (Bukhari
and Muslim).
Angels' Functions:
We believe that the angels
are assigned certain functions. Among the angels is Gabriel, who
is entrusted with revelation. He brings it down from Allah to
whomever He wishes among His prophets and messengers.
Among them is Michael, who
is in charge of rain and the growth of plants; Israfil, who is in
charge of blowing the horn at the time of thunder-bolting and the
resurrection; the Angel of Death, who takes away people's souls
at the time of death. Among the angels is the one who is in
charge of mountains; and Malik, the keeper of Hell.
Some angels are in charge
of embryos in wombs, others are responsible for protecting human
beings, and others are busy recording men's deeds: there are two
angels for every person, "when the two angels receive (his
deeds), one sitting on the right and one on the left, not a word
he utters but by him is an observer ready" (50:18). Some
other angels are in charge of questioning the dead after he is
placed in his last abode. Two angels come to him and ask him
about his Lord, his religion, and his prophet. There "Allah
confirms those who believe with the firm saying, in the present
life and the hereafter, and Allah leads astray the evildoers and
Allah does what He wills" (14:27).
Some angels are in charge
of the dwellers of Paradise: "The angels enter to them from
every gate, saying: 'Peace be upon you for that you were patient.
How excellent is your final home"' (13:24).
The Prophet, peace be upon
him, told us that "seventy thousand angels enter or pray in
the populous house in heaven every day. They never come back to
it as long as they live" (because their turn will never
come) (Bukhari and Muslim).
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