4-Angels

• Angels


  Spiritual beings believed to act as messengers of God
• Day of Judgement


  A time when the world will end and every soul will be judged by God, and either rewarded or punished
• Jibril


  Arabic name for Gabriel, the archangel who brought God's message to the prophets including Muhammad
• Mika'il


  Arabic name for Michael, the archangel of Mercy who rewards good deeds and provides nourishment to people
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• Six articles of faith for Sunni Muslims

  • Belief in angels
• Angels


  Supernatural beings, created by God from light
• Angels are able to receive God's word directly from him and pass them on to the prophets of God
• Angels are pure and sinless
• Angels have no free will so they cannot do anything to displease God
• Angels ceaselessly praise and worship God
• Angels are involved in the lives of human beings


  From soon after conception until the moment of death
• Guardian angels


  Take care of each person throughout their lives
• Recording angels


  Responsible for recording in a 'book of deeds' everything each person thinks, says or does
• The book of deeds will be presented as evidence before God on the Day of Judgement
• Jibril (Gabriel)


  The angel most familiar to Christians and Jews as well as to Muslims. He is an archangel (a special angel with higher status than others) who is a trusted messenger of God.
• Jibril


  The angel who relayed the Qur'an to Muhammad from God
• Muslims believe that Jibril first appeared to Muhammad when the prophet was a child
• Jibril and Mika'il came to Muhammad


  Purified his heart so that later in life Muhammad would be able to receive God's revelation
• Jibril returned to him in a blaze of light when he was meditating at Mount Hira

  When Muhammad was 40 years old
• Jibril


  Told Muhammad what God wanted him to do and inspired him with the revelations of the Qur'an
• God continued to guide Muhammad throughout his entire life, often communicating through Jibril
• Mika'il Mika'il (Michael)


  Another high-ranking archangel who is also known to Christians and Jews
• Mika'il


  • Angel of mercy
  • Assigned by God to reward righteous people for the good they do during their lives on earth
  • Responsible for sending rain, thunder and lightning to earth
• Qur'an: 'Anyone who is an enemy of God's angels, Jibril and Mika'il is also an enemy of God (Qur'an 2:98)'
• Jibril and Mika'il


  Have brought nourishment to human beings: Jibril brought the spiritual nourishment of God's words in the Qur'an, and Mika'il brings nourishment for the earth and human life through rain
• Believing in angels


  Part of the 6 articles of faith
• Angels


  • Sinless
  • Made of light
  • Part of the unseen world
• Quran: '"There is an angel behind and inbetween each person on God's command"'
• Angels are always watching the good and bad you do
• Angel Jibril


  Helped reveal the Quran
• Without Angel Jibril we wouldn't know the teachings of the prophets and God
• Angel Israfil


  Holding a trumpet to his mouth waiting for God's command to blow it, marking the day of judgment
• Muslims live their life as a test until the day of judgment, giving it high importance
• Other angels mentioned in holy books


  • All important as they provide Allah with one's information to be judged and enter either heaven (jannah) or hell (jahanam)