which means): "…Whoever disbelieves in Allaah, His angels, His books,
His messengers, and the Last Day has certainly gone far astray."
[Quran: 4:136] In the Hadeeth (narrative) of the angel Jibreel when he
came to the Prophet and asked him aboutIslaam, Eemaan (belief), and
Ihsaan (sincere and true faith in Allaah), the Messenger of Allaah
said about Eemaan: "Eeman isto believe in Allaah, His angels, His
books, His messengers, the Last Day, and to believe in the Divine
decree, [both] the good and the bad thereof." [Muslim]
The angels have been present throughout all the stages of our
creation, performing some duty. When we were in our mothers' wombs, an
angel was there, breathing a soul into us. They arethere everyday
reporting to Allaah our deeds. They are there every second recording
what we whisper and speak. When the time of our death comes, they are
ready to take our souls. Whenthe Day of Judgement commences, an angel
will blow the Horn that will mark the commencement of the Day of
Judgement.
Allaah has created the angels from light. The Prophet said: "The
angels were created from Noor (light), the jinn were created from fire
and man was created from what has been described to you."
Angels are honourable slaves of Allaah; they obey Him and execute His
commands. Allaah describes them with what means: "They do not disobey
Allaah in what He commands them but do what they are commanded."
[Quran: 66:6]
Allaah created them to worship Him, and only Allaah knows how many
they number. Among them are:
Jibreel, who is charged with delivering Divine revelations to the
Prophets and Messengers of Allaah, may Allaah exalt their mention.
Meekaa'eel, who is charged with the delivering of the rain and
subsistence (provision, etc.).
The angel of death, who is charged with extracting human souls,
The bearers of the Throne of Allaah.
The guards of Paradise and Hell.
Besides these, there are angels who guard humans, others who record
people's deeds and utterances and still others who are charged with
various other duties and tasks.
They do not eat or drink; they arecharacterised by neither femininenor
masculine attributes, and they never tire. Some spend their entire
existence in Rukoo' (bowing) and others in Sujood (prostration). When
Judgement will be called, they will raise theirheads and say: 'Glory
be to You, our Lord! We did not worship Youin a way befitting Your
Majesty.' They are a creation of Allaah, a creation that took place
before the creation of our father Aadam .
The Messenger of Allaah told us about their characteristics andduties.
Amongst these characteristics are the following:
Firstly: They are huge in size. The Prophet said: "I saw Jibreel in
the fashion that he was originallycreated in. He had six-hundred (600)
wings, with each wing filling the (entire) horizon (i.e., the east to
the west – as far as the eye can see)." This event was mentioned in
the Quran where Allaah says what means: "And he [i.e., Muhammad ] has
alreadyseen him [i.e., Jibreel] in the clear horizon [to the east]."
[Quran: 81-23]
Secondly: They have the ability to change their shape, as we know in
the story of Maryam, may Allaah exalt her mention, and in this Hadeeth
of Jibreel when all the Companions saw him wearing an intensely white
garment and having intensely black hair.
Thirdly: They live in the heavens, from there they descend to carry
out their appointed duties. Allaahthe Exalted says what means: "The
heavens almost break up from above [by the Grandeur of Allaah above
them], and the angels exalt [Allaah] with praise of their Lord…"
[Quran: 42:5]
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