The World of the Noble Angels In the Light of the Qur’an and the Sunnah بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

 Physical characteristics  Created from light  Seeing them: only Muhammad (sas) saw any in their true form  Their immense size  The bearers of the Throne

Features  Wings  Beauty  Resemble humans only when appearing in human form  Variation of form and status  Not male or female  They do not eat or drink  They never get bored or tired  They dwell in the heavens  Their huge numbers

 Jibril  Mikaa’il  Israfil  Malik (hell)  Ridhwan (heaven)  Munkar and Nakeer  Harut and Marut

 Honorable and obedient  Modesty

 Take on different forms  Speed beyond anything we know  Knowledge  Disputes (2)  Disciplined and organized  Infallible (fully obedient to Allah)

 Their nature is to worship Allah  No desires interfere with their ‘uboodiya and obedience  They fear Allah  Their status: honored slaves of Allah  They do exactly what they are commanded

 Tasbeeh  Standing in rows  Hajj (Al-Bait Al-Ma’moor)  Their fear of Allah

 The angels and Adam  The prostration  Taught him salaam  Washed him when he died

 The angels and the sons ofAdam  Creation  Guardians  Emissaries to the prophets  Angels may communicate to humans outside of the wahy  How the wahy came to Muhammad (sas)  Recording good and bad deeds  Testing Allah’s slaves  Taking their souls in death

 The angels with the believers  Their love for the believers  Guiding them  Sending blessings  Asking forgiveness for the believers  Attending gathers of knowledge and remembrance  Record attendance at Jumu’a  Rotating shifts  They listen when Qur’an is recited  Convey salaams upon the Prophet (sas)  Bring good tidings to believers

 The angels with the believers - continued  They fight alongside the believers  They protect the Messenger (sas)  They protect the righteous  Attend funerals  Shade the martyrs  Brought At-taaboot  Protect Makkah and Madeenah from Ad-Dajjal  Descend with Isa  Spread their wings over Ash-Shaam

 Our obligation to the angels  Not to offend them  Keep away from sin and disobedience  The angels with the disbelievers  Bringing the punishment in this life  People of Loot  Cursing the disbelievers

 The bearers of the throne  Angels of the mountain  Angels of rain and provision

 An ancient dispute  Intended is the righteous among the children of Adam  Most evidence suggests that righteous humans are superior  Evidence that the Companions believed this  A way to reconcile: now, angels; hereafter, righteous humans