Islamic Beliefs On Angels

Question 1

Angel

Answer 1

supernatural beings which act as mediators between humans and God.

Question 2

Immortality

Answer 2

Ability to live forever

Question 3

Sinless

Answer 3

Absence of sin

Question 4

Angel jibril

Answer 4

Most important angel

Question 5

Mika’il

Answer 5

Prominent angel

Question 6

Holy

Answer 6

State of scared

Question 7

Revelation

Answer 7

Communication between humans and God

Question 8

Book of decrees

Answer 8

this is the book in which angels record the acts and thoughts of human beings.

Question 9

Angels are made from

Answer 9

Light

Question 10

Free will

Answer 10

Ability to make choices

Question 11

Azrael

Answer 11

Angel of death

Question 12

Izrafil

Answer 12

Angel that blows trumpet to mark the end of the world and the day of judgement

Question 13

Role of angels

Answer 13

-is to relay revelation from God to humanity.
-they do not have free will, and only know what Allah allows them to.
-sinless = holy enough to communicate with God.

Question 14

Role of jibril

Answer 14

-chief angel;
-giving the most important revelations to the important prophets.
-gave the revelation to the Virgin Mary that she would bear Jesus
- brought the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad, commanding him to recite.

Question 15

Role of mika’il

Answer 15

-He helped the Prophet Muhammad with his spiritual life.
-helps believers today with their own spiritual journeys.
-controlling rain, thunder and lightning.

Question 16

Role of israfil

Answer 16

-he is responsible for blowing the trumpet to indicate the destruction of the world and with it the commencement of the Day of Judgement,

Question 17

Role of Izra’il

Answer 17

• angel of death,
• is the one to take the final breath from a soul.

Question 18

Other duties of angels include

Answer 18

• Putting the souls into foetuses at either 40 or 120 days gestation (depending on view)
- Being guardian angels
-Watching over believers in battle
-t aking souls to either heaven or hell
-Asking souls questions on their actions during Barzakh

Question 19

shia beliefs on angels - munkar and nakir

Answer 19

they will ask who is your imam = Ali

Question 20

shia beliefs on angels - karbala

Answer 20

allah has sent angels at the shrine of Imam Hussain where they mourn him
-they record the names of the pilgrims + pray for them

Question 21

shia beliefs on angels free will

Answer 21

free will but no desire to sin

Question 22

diff between shia and sunni beliefs on angels and Ali marrying Fatimah

Answer 22

-shias believe that Allah sent an angel to transmit this to Ali
-sunnis believe Ali was chosen due to his good characteristics