Angels

Angels in Islam

What are Angels?

• Angels are spiritual beings created by Allah from light.

• They are fully obedient to Allah and can’t commit sins or disobey.

• Each angel is created with a specific purpose.

Prominent Angels in Islam

• Gabriel (Jibril): Angel of revelation, delivered Allah’s words to the prophets.

• Michael (Mikail): Responsible for providing nourishment to bodies and souls.

• Israfil: Will blow the trumpet to announce the Day of Judgement.

• Azrael: Angel of death, separates people’s souls from their bodies.

Role of Angels

• Functions mainly as servants of Allah. They perform a variety of tasks.

• They act as messengers, delivering revelations from Allah to chosen individuals, notably the prophets.

• Some are guardian angels, guarding the gates of hell and heavens or keep records of human’s deeds.

Angel’s Relationship with Human

• They do not have free will, therefore only obey Allah’s commands which includes interaction with humans.

• They can take on human form if necessitated by their tasks, for instance Gabriel appeared to Prophet Muhammad in human form.

• Muslims believe that every individual has two angels, one recording good deeds (“Kiraman Katibin”) and another recording bad deeds.