2C-malaikah and akhirah

• Malaikah


  Angels, as a key belief in Islam, acting as intermediaries for God
• Malaikah (angels)


  • Nature and purpose of angels
  • Specific roles of some angels: Jibril, Mikail and Israfil
• Akhirah


  The Day of Final Judgment, a key belief in Islam, with God as Judge and the significance of events from the last trumpet onward
• Akhirah


  Underlining the meaning and purpose of life: submission and reward
• Delivery of holy books

  1. Malaikah (angels) essential to deliver messages to prophets, through angel Jibril

  2. Miraculous experiences of prophets helped convince people of the authenticity of the revelations
• Angels


  • Watch over Muslims, providing protection, sustenance and rainfall to help crops
  • Had no free will themselves and were following Allah's orders
• Roles of angels


  • Israfil blows the trumpet to herald the events leading to judgment
  • Munkar and Nadir question souls in the grave
  • Mikail guards' humanity
• Recording angels


  • Watch over a Muslim's left and right shoulders to record their deeds, good and bad, and report on them at judgment to Allah
• Events leading to the Day of Final Judgment

  1. Descriptions of terrible times, fires, plagues, destruction

  2. Appearance of a figure known as dajjal to bring destruction

  3. Mahdi re-appears and Isa (Jesus) returns to earth to destroy the dajjal, uniting the world in a short reign of justice and peace

  4. Final hour
• The Day of Final Judgment

  1. Physical resurrection of the body occurs as all return to life to face judgment

  2. Those who pass over the narrow bridge enter eternal life in paradise; others are sent for punishment in hell

  3. Allah knows who may be forgiven, due to the mercy and compassion of God
• Descriptions of heaven


  • Sweet-smelling gardens
  • Waterfalls
  • Wine
  • Virgins
  • Fruits
  • Pleasure
• Descriptions of hell


  • Burning coals
  • Pain
  • Anguish
  • Torture
• "Angels are there not because God needs them, but because we need them" - Turner
• "Not to care about akhirah is a serious failing" - Sarwar