ANGELS

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allah rakkah lav

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ANGELS
"Wa Malaaa-ikatehee" (And I believed in [Allah's] angels).

Q 1: What are Angels?
A. Angels are the obedient, worshipping and chosen servants of Allah. They have "Noori" (ethereal, luminous) existence. They are innocent and commit no sin. They do what they are commanded. They neither eat nor drink but subsist on worship and remembrance of Allah.

Q 2: Why are the angels called "innocent"?
A. Because Allah has created them free of the instinct of committing sins thus they can not disobey Allah. The Prophets of Allah are also innocent like the angels.

Q 3: What is the exact number of angels?
A. Of all creatures of Allah, the angels are the most plentiful. Their exact number is known to Allah Almighty or to His Beloved Prophet (whom Allah has endowed with such knowledge). Their creation is a continuous process. Innumerable angels are created daily. Saints and sages say that the good words and good works of the believers are transformed into angels which take off to the skies, heavens.

Q 4: How many "prominent angels" are there?
A. Four angels of Allah are very prominent and choicest ones:
a. (Hadrat) Gibrail who conveyed Allah's messages to His Apostles, Messengers and Prophets.
b. (Hadrat) Michael who is detailed to provide subsistence and rain to His creatures.
c. (Hadrat) Israfeil, he will make "Soor" i.e. blow trumpet on Doomsday.
d. (Hadrat) Izraeel, his duty is to take soul of humanbeings. A countless number of angels work under his supervision to this effect.

Q 5: What are the duties of other angels?
A. All angels have their (respective) assigned jobs. Some angels are posted in paradise and some in Hell. Some record good and bad actions of humanbeings. Some angels develop and shape foetus in mothers' wombs. Some question the dead ones in graves and some torment unbelievers and sinners. Some angels are stationed on the hallowed grave of Allah's choicest Prophet Hadrat Muhammad (may Allah's choicest blessings & peace be upon him) and some convey or carry "Salaat-o-Salaam" (invocation of Allah's blessings on the Holy Prophet) of the believers and present to the Holy Prophet. Some angels are detailed to attend Islaamic meetings and gatherings where remembrance of Allah is made or "Meelaad Shareef" is held i.e. where the greatness and excellences of the Holy Prophet are explained.

Q 6: What is the name of those angels who record good and bad deeds?
A. They are called "Kiraaman Kaatibeen". The angels of goodness are separate from those who record evil deeds and the angels for night and day are also separate.

Q 7: Which are those angels who question the dead in grave?
A. Questioning angels are called "Munkar" and "Nakeer". They have dreaded appearance.

Q 8: Can human beings see angels?
A. We can not see angels but those ones can see whom Allah wills like His Prophets who also speak to them. However, at the time of death the believers may see the angels of goodness and unbelievers see the angels of torment.

Q 9: What is about he who does not believe in angels?
A. He who denies the existence of angels or says that "will power of doing good deeds" is angel otherwise there exists no angel, is a disbeliever.:tti_sister::tti_sister:
 
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allah rakkah lav said:
d. (Hadrat) Izraeel, his duty is to take soul of humanbeings. A countless number of angels work under his supervision to this effect.
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:salam2: Sister,

Could you point out the name of the angel who takes soul as "Izraeel" from Quran or authentic hadeeths ?

The angels have names, but we know only the names of a few of them. We have to believe in the names reported in the Qur’aan and Sunnah texts, as a part of general belief in the angels. Among the names of angels that are known to us are:

(1) Jibreel (Gabriel) and (2) Mikaa’eel (Michael)

"Say: Whoever is an enemy to Jibreel - for he brings down the (revelation) to your heart by Allah’s will, a confirmation of what went before, and guidance and glad tidings to those who believe -
Whoever is an enemy to Allah, and His angels and prophets, to Jibreel and Mikaa’eel - Lo! Allah is an enemy to those who reject Faith." [al-Baqarah 2:97-98]

(3) Israafeel

From Abu Salamah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn ‘Awf, who said: "I asked ‘Aa’ishah the Mother of the Believers about what the Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) used to start his prayer with when he got up to pray at night (qiyaam al-layl). She said: ‘When he got up to pray at night, he would start his prayer (with the words): ‘O Allah, Lord of Jibreel, Mikaa’eel and Israafeel, Creator of heaven and earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You are the Judge of the matters in which Your slaves differ; guide me with regard to disputed matters of Truth by Your permission, for You guide whomever You will to the Straight Path.’" (Reported by Muslim, no. 270).

(4) Malik

He is the Keeper of Hell, as Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): "They [the people in Hell] will cry: ‘O Malik! Would that your Lord put an end to us!’. . ." [al-Zukhruf 43:77]

(5) Munkar and (6) Nakeer

From Abu Hurayrah, who said: "The Messenger of Allah (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) said: ‘When the deceased is buried (or he said: when one of you is buried), there come to him two blue-black angels, one of whom is called Munkar and the other Nakeer. They ask him, ‘What did you used to say about this man?’ and he says what he used to say: ‘He is the slave and Messenger of Allah: I bear witness that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is the slave and Messenger of Allah. They say, ‘We knew beforehand that you used to say this.’ Then his grave will be widened for him to a size of seventy cubits by seventy cubits and it will be illuminated for him. Then they tell him, ‘Sleep.’ He says, ‘Go back to my family and tell them.’ They tell him, ‘Sleep like a bridegroom whom no-one will wake up except his most beloved,’ until Allah raises him up. If (the deceased) was a hypocrite, he says, ‘I heard the people saying something so I said something similar; I do not know.’ They say: ‘We knew beforehand that you used to say this.’ The earth will be told to squeeze him, so he will be crushed until his ribs are interlocked, and he will remain like that until Allah raises him up.’" (reported by al-Tirmidhi, no. 1071. Abu ‘Isa said: It is a ghareeb hasan hadeeth. It is judged hasan in Saheeh al-Jaami‘, no. 724).

(7) Haaroot and (8) Maaroot

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
". . . and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels Haaroot and Maaroot . . ." [al-Baqarah 2:102]
". . . and none can know the forces of your Lord, except He. And this is no other than a warning to mankind."
[al-Muddaththir 74:31]


from islam-qa.com
 
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allah rakkah lav

i love allah alone
abubaseer said:
:salam2: Sister,

Could you point out the name of the angel who takes soul as "Izraeel" from Quran or authentic hadeeths ?

The angels have names, but we know only the names of a few of them. We have to believe in the names reported in the Qur’aan and Sunnah texts, as a part of general belief in the angels. Among the names of angels that are known to us are:

(1) Jibreel (Gabriel) and (2) Mikaa’eel (Michael)

"Say: Whoever is an enemy to Jibreel - for he brings down the (revelation) to your heart by Allah’s will, a confirmation of what went before, and guidance and glad tidings to those who believe -
Whoever is an enemy to Allah, and His angels and prophets, to Jibreel and Mikaa’eel - Lo! Allah is an enemy to those who reject Faith." [al-Baqarah 2:97-98]

(3) Israafeel

From Abu Salamah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn ‘Awf, who said: "I asked ‘Aa’ishah the Mother of the Believers about what the Prophet (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) used to start his prayer with when he got up to pray at night (qiyaam al-layl). She said: ‘When he got up to pray at night, he would start his prayer (with the words): ‘O Allah, Lord of Jibreel, Mikaa’eel and Israafeel, Creator of heaven and earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You are the Judge of the matters in which Your slaves differ; guide me with regard to disputed matters of Truth by Your permission, for You guide whomever You will to the Straight Path.’" (Reported by Muslim, no. 270).

(4) Malik

He is the Keeper of Hell, as Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): "They [the people in Hell] will cry: ‘O Malik! Would that your Lord put an end to us!’. . ." [al-Zukhruf 43:77]

(5) Munkar and (6) Nakeer

From Abu Hurayrah, who said: "The Messenger of Allah (Peace & Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) said: ‘When the deceased is buried (or he said: when one of you is buried), there come to him two blue-black angels, one of whom is called Munkar and the other Nakeer. They ask him, ‘What did you used to say about this man?’ and he says what he used to say: ‘He is the slave and Messenger of Allah: I bear witness that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is the slave and Messenger of Allah. They say, ‘We knew beforehand that you used to say this.’ Then his grave will be widened for him to a size of seventy cubits by seventy cubits and it will be illuminated for him. Then they tell him, ‘Sleep.’ He says, ‘Go back to my family and tell them.’ They tell him, ‘Sleep like a bridegroom whom no-one will wake up except his most beloved,’ until Allah raises him up. If (the deceased) was a hypocrite, he says, ‘I heard the people saying something so I said something similar; I do not know.’ They say: ‘We knew beforehand that you used to say this.’ The earth will be told to squeeze him, so he will be crushed until his ribs are interlocked, and he will remain like that until Allah raises him up.’" (reported by al-Tirmidhi, no. 1071. Abu ‘Isa said: It is a ghareeb hasan hadeeth. It is judged hasan in Saheeh al-Jaami‘, no. 724).

(7) Haaroot and (8) Maaroot

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
". . . and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels Haaroot and Maaroot . . ." [al-Baqarah 2:102]
". . . and none can know the forces of your Lord, except He. And this is no other than a warning to mankind."
[al-Muddaththir 74:31]


from islam-qa.com
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got the names from indian islamic book for non-muslims/ new muslims
 
abubaseer

abubaseer

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:salam2: Sister,

We should be very careful about the source of our Islamic information.

We should always take information from the authentic sources.

More so if we are posting the information on an internet forum which is read by many many people from all over the world.

One of the characteristics of authentic sources is that there are references of Quran and hadeeth for the information that author is providing.

Below is the explanation from islam-qa.com about the name of the Angel link --> http://islam-qa.com/en/ref/40671/name of angel

We cannot be certain that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa’eel
Is there any evidence to show that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa’eel?.

Praise be to Allaah.

It is widely assumed that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa’eel, but there is nothing in the Qur’aan or saheeh Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to indicate that this is his name. Rather this is narrated in some reports which may be from among the Israa’eeliyyaat (reports from Jewish sources).

Based on this, we cannot be certain whether this is his name or not. So we cannot affirm that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa’eel, nor can we deny it. Rather we should refer this matter to Allaah and call him as Allaah calls him, the ‘Angel of Death”. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord”

[al-Sajdah 32:11]

But the name of the Angel of Death is not given in the Qur’aan or in the saheeh ahaadeeth. His name is mentioned in some reports as Azraa’eel, but Allaah knows best.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord”

[al-Sajdah 32:11]

Al-Sindi said: There is no marfoo’ hadeeth [one that can be traced back to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)] which mentions his name.

Al-Manaawi said in Fayd al-Qadeer (3/32), after stating that the Angel of Death is known by the name ‘Azraa’eel: I have never seen anyreport giving his name as such.

Shaykh al-Albaani said in his comment on the words of al-Tahhaawi, “We believe in the Angel of Death who is appointed to take the souls of all creatures”:

This (“the Angel of Death”) is what he is called in the Qur’aan. With regard to the name ‘Azraa’eel which is widely known among the people, there is no basis for this, rather it comes from the Israa’eeliyyaat.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:

“The Angel of Death” is well known by the name ‘Azraa’eel, but this is not correct, rather this was narrated from Jewish sources. So we should not believe in this name, and we should call the one who is appointed over death “the Angel of Death,” as Allaah called him in the verse (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord”

[al-Sajdah 32:11]

Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 3/161

And Allaah knows best.


:wasalam:
 
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allah rakkah lav

i love allah alone
abubaseer said:
:salam2: Sister,

We should be very careful about the source of our Islamic information.

We should always take information from the authentic sources.

More so if we are posting the information on an internet forum which is read by many many people from all over the world.

One of the characteristics of authentic sources is that there are references of Quran and hadeeth for the information that author is providing.

Below is the explanation from islam-qa.com about the name of the Angel link --> http://islam-qa.com/en/ref/40671/name of angel

We cannot be certain that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa’eel
Is there any evidence to show that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa’eel?.

Praise be to Allaah.

It is widely assumed that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa’eel, but there is nothing in the Qur’aan or saheeh Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to indicate that this is his name. Rather this is narrated in some reports which may be from among the Israa’eeliyyaat (reports from Jewish sources).

Based on this, we cannot be certain whether this is his name or not. So we cannot affirm that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa’eel, nor can we deny it. Rather we should refer this matter to Allaah and call him as Allaah calls him, the ‘Angel of Death”. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord”

[al-Sajdah 32:11]

But the name of the Angel of Death is not given in the Qur’aan or in the saheeh ahaadeeth. His name is mentioned in some reports as Azraa’eel, but Allaah knows best.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord”

[al-Sajdah 32:11]

Al-Sindi said: There is no marfoo’ hadeeth [one that can be traced back to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)] which mentions his name.

Al-Manaawi said in Fayd al-Qadeer (3/32), after stating that the Angel of Death is known by the name ‘Azraa’eel: I have never seen anyreport giving his name as such.

Shaykh al-Albaani said in his comment on the words of al-Tahhaawi, “We believe in the Angel of Death who is appointed to take the souls of all creatures”:

This (“the Angel of Death”) is what he is called in the Qur’aan. With regard to the name ‘Azraa’eel which is widely known among the people, there is no basis for this, rather it comes from the Israa’eeliyyaat.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:

“The Angel of Death” is well known by the name ‘Azraa’eel, but this is not correct, rather this was narrated from Jewish sources. So we should not believe in this name, and we should call the one who is appointed over death “the Angel of Death,” as Allaah called him in the verse (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: The angel of death, who is set over you, will take your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord”

[al-Sajdah 32:11]

Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 3/161

And Allaah knows best.


:wasalam:
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from this i think i cant believe any islamic articles from our country ?????
why fake articles .......
how can i differentiate them !!
i dont have a quran to read with
even translated quran have more faults in it
i cant read arabic to get the original quran
 
abubaseer

abubaseer

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Staff member
allah rakkah lav said:
from this i think i cant believe any islamic articles from our country ?????
why fake articles .......
how can i differentiate them !!
i dont have a quran to read with
even translated quran have more faults in it
i cant read arabic to get the original quran
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:salam2: Sister,

Please donot panick. We are all here to learn Alhamdulillah.

Couple of ways to differentiate between authentic and unauthentic information is

1. There are references from Quran, Hadith, quotes from Sahaba or Salaf in authentic sources.
2. There are no weak/fabricated hadiths used to prove the authors points.

Alhamdulillah! there are lot of authentic books and articles on this website.

:wasalam:
 
ilyas_eh

ilyas_eh

Used to be active here!
assalaamu alaykkum sister,

you can always download more than one translation of quran for cross reference purpose. I want to stress you that point.

Browse through the website im sure i saw some thread regarding this same problem of yours.
 
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allah rakkah lav

i love allah alone
abubaseer said:
:salam2: Sister,

Please donot panick. We are all here to learn Alhamdulillah.

Couple of ways to differentiate between authentic and unauthentic information is

1. There are references from Quran, Hadith, quotes from Sahaba or Salaf in authentic sources.
2. There are no weak/fabricated hadiths used to prove the authors points.

Alhamdulillah! there are lot of authentic books and articles on this website.

:wasalam:
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subanallah
:tti_sister::tti_sister:
thanks a lot !
jazhakallahu khairan
 
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