Malaikah and Akirah

• Malaikah


  Angels, key beliefs in Islam
• Akirah


  The final day of judgement, important for the Muslim belief as God as judge
• Akirah


  • Underlines the purpose of life as submission and reward
• Malaikah


  Essential in delivering messages to prophets through angel Jibril
• God is unseen


  There is a mechanism needed to deliver holy books and the prophets experience of seeing angels convinces others to believe
• Angels


  • Watch over Muslims, providing protection, sustenance and rainfall to help crops
  • Had no free will themselves and were following Allah's orders
  • Had particular roles (Israfil, Munkar, Nadir, Mikail)
• Recording angels


  Watch over a Muslims 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 judgement

  1. Terrible times, fires, plagues, destruction

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

  3. The 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. Physical resurrection of the body occurs as all return to life to face judgment
• On the Day of Final Judgment

  Those who pass over the narrow bridge enter eternal life in paradise; others are sent for punishment in hell
• Only Allah knows who and some who may have led bad lives may be forgiven, due to the mercy and compassion of God
• Descriptions of heaven


  • Sweet-smelling gardens, waterfalls, wine, virgins, fruits and pleasure
• Descriptions of hell


  • Burning coals, pain, anguish and torture