Angels (Malaikah)

Subdecks (2)

Cards (16)

  • What was made before humans?
    Angels by light
  • What is the purpose of angels?
    To follow the orders of Allah and communicating with humans
  • What characteristics to Angels have?
    • They were apart of God’s creation- they will exist until the end of time
    • They are made of light and have wings
    • They are pure and always observe Allah
    • They can appear in human form and watch over humans
    • They record everything a person does for the day of judgement
    • They welcome Muslims to paradise and supervises the pits of hell
  • What do Sunni Muslims believe about Angels?
    They don’t have free will, they are totally obedient to God. This means they are ideal for reliably communicating God’s word and carrying out God‘s task.
  • Why is the Sunni belief of Angels having no free will?
    It demonstrates that the words Jibril spoke to Muhammad was the pure word of God
  • What do Shia’s believe about angels?
    They have a limited amount of free will, but no desire to sin. This makes the Angels worship and praise of Allah, as well as their obedience, more meaningful