Angels

• Angels


  Supernatural beings which act as mediators between humans and God
• Immortality

  Ability to live forever
• Sinless


  The absence of the issue of sin
• Jibril

  Most important Angel within Islam
• Mika'il

  A prominent angel within Islam
• Holy

  Meaning 'removed' refers to a state of being sacred
• Revelation

  Refers to communication between God and humans
• Book of Decrees


  Book in which angels record the acts and thoughts of humans
• Light

  Substance from which angels are made
• Free Will

  Ability to make moral choices
• Izrail

  The angel of death
• Izrafil

  The angel who will blow the trumpet on the Day of Judgement
• Angels

  • They were created of light
  • The Qur'an describes them as "messengers with wings"
• Angels

  • They receive God's words directly and pass them on to the Prophets or messengers of God
  • For Sunni Muslims the belief in angels is one of the six articles of faith
• Role of angels

  1. Record in a 'Book of Deeds' everything each person thinks, says or does

  2. Act as guardian angels who take care of each person throughout their lives

  3. Escort people into paradise and guard the gates of hell
• Belief in angels is important for Muslims as many aspects of faith involve belief in things that cannot be verified
• Belief in angels is important for Muslims as each person has two angels recording their deeds, and Muslims believe people will be questioned by these angels in the grave
• Belief in angels is not important as there is no scientific evidence to support their existence
• Belief in angels is not important as the idea of angels is the product of fear
• Influence of belief in angels on Muslims

  • They are more conscious of doing right and wrong
  • They show gratitude through worship
• Jibril (Gabriel)

  • The archangel (chief), who is a trusted messenger of God
  • He was the first thing given life by Allah and sent to see paradise and hell
  • He brought the revelation of the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad, commanding him to recite
  • He taught Muhmmad the way of Allah and the Five Pillars
  • He brings spiritual nourishment of God's words to humans
• Mika'il (Michael)

  • A high-ranking archangel
  • He is an angel of mercy god has assigned to reward righteous people for the good they do during their lives
  • He is responsible for sending rain, thunder, and lightning to earth
  • He brings nourishment for the earth and human life through rain
• The Qur'an: 'Each person has angels watching over him by God's command'
• The Qur'an: 'Praise be to God who made angels messengers'