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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 |
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They fall under the umbrella of... |
Risalah (God’s Messengers). This is in the 6 key beliefs of Islam |
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What do Angles do? |
Receive messages directly from God Escort people to Paradise Guard the gates of Hell |
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What do Guardian Angels do? |
They look after a person from conception to death |
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What do recording Angels do? |
They record a persons thoughts and actions in their Book of Deeds |
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What does the Angel Jibril do? |
He was a trusted messenger of Allah who passed in the words of Allah to Muhammad |
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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 |
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What is Mika’il known for saying in the Qur’an? |
“Enemies of Allah’s Angels are enemies of Allah” |
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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 |
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What does the Angel Izrail do? |
He takes the final breath from humans when they die |
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What do Nakir and Munkir do? |
They test the faith of the dead by asking them 3 questions in the grave |
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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” |