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What are Angles in Islam?

Spiritual beings believed to act as messengers of God since Allah’s unity and greatness means he can’t communicate with humans himself

They fall under the umbrella of...

Risalah (God’s Messengers).


This is in the 6 key beliefs of Islam

What do Angles do?

Receive messages directly from God


Escort people to Paradise


Guard the gates of Hell

What do Guardian Angels do?

They look after a person from conception to death

What do recording Angels do?

They record a persons thoughts and actions in their Book of Deeds

What does the Angel Jibril do?

He was a trusted messenger of Allah who passed in the words of Allah to Muhammad

What did the Angel Mika’il do?

He’s the angel of Mercy


God assigns him to reward religious people for the good they do


Send thunder rain and lightning


Look after Heaven keep the Devil out

What is Mika’il known for saying in the Qur’an?

“Enemies of Allah’s Angels are enemies of Allah”

What does the Angel Israfil do?

He will sound a trumpet to signal the last day


He will blow it again to raise the dead

What does the Angel Izrail do?

He takes the final breath from humans when they die

What do Nakir and Munkir do?

They test the faith of the dead by asking them 3 questions in the grave

Give quotes about the nature of Angels from the Qur’an

“Praise be to God who made Angel messengers with 2,3 and 4 pairs of wings”



“They do not precede him in speech and only according to his commandment do they act”