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Angels

By - Haleema Abdulghani

In surah Baqarah ayahs 97-98, Allah ( ىلاعتو هناحبس ) addresses the Prophet ( ملسو هيلع للَّٱ ىلص ) “ Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Whoever is an enemy of Gabriel should know that he revealed this ˹Quran˺ to your heart by Allah’s Will, confirming what came before it a guide and good news for the believers. Whoever is an enemy of Allah, His angels, His messengers, Gabriel, and Michael, then ˹let them know that˺ Allah is certainly the enemy of the disbelievers” (Surah Baqarah ayahs 97-98). These verses alone show how esteemed Allah (( ىلاعتو هناحبس ) considers the Angels especially those with higher positions than other Angels. So if the Angels mentioned above all have these tasks,

To understand the answers to these questions, we must first turn to the most helpful guide of all, the Qur’an. In surah Baqarah, in the very beginning, Allah ( هناحبس ىلاعتو ) refers to the believers.

what do the other Angels do?

To consider this question, we can venture into the words of the Prophet ( ملسو هيلع للَّٱ ىلص .) In a hadith cited by Sahih Muslim, it is stated, “‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Angels were created from light, Jinn were created from a smokeless flame of fire, and Adam was created from what was described to you (in the Qur'an)." Sahih/Authentic. - [Muslim] Muslims believe that Angels were made from light, and have wings, making them pure beings. We believe them to be free from sin, and strictly obedient to Allah Most High.