Muslims believe that angels, or malaikah , were created before humans with the purpose of following the orders of Allah and communicating with humans. Muslims believe that angels, like all other creatures, were created by God. In Islamic belief, angels communicate messages from Allah to humanity.
The named archangels in Islam are Jibra'il, Mika'il, Israfil, and 'Azra'il.
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is reported to have said that every man has ten guardian angels. Ali ben-Ka'b/Ka'b bin 'Ujrah, and Ibn 'Abbas read these as angels.
In Islam, angels are heavenly creatures created by God. They are considered older than humans and jinn. Contrary to popular belief, angels are never described as agents of revelation in the Quran, although exegesis credits Gabriel with that.
The Angels were created from light, as is reported in a Hadith that Allah created the angels from light and He created the devils from fire and He created the humans from dirt. No one knows how many in number the angels are, their manner of being or their natures except for Allah.
Israfil (Arabic: إِسْـرَافِـيْـل, ʾIsrāfīl; or Israfel) is the angel who blows the trumpet to signal Qiyamah (the Day of Judgment) in Islam.
Most Muslims believe that angels or malaikah were created before humans with the purpose of following the orders of Allah and communicating with humans. Angels are immortal , are made of light and have wings. They are pure and cannot sin. They obey and serve Allah at all times.
Therefore, the first creation by God was the supreme archangel followed by other archangels, who are identified with lower Intellects. From these Intellects again, emanated lower angels or "moving spheres", from which in turn, emanated other Intellects until it reaches the Intellect, which reigns over the souls.
Without angels there would be no prophets as Allah cannot communicate directly with humans, so without angels Muslims wouldn't have the teachings of the prophets. Muslims believe that angels will provide God with information on Judgement Day and that heaven is safe from evil.
Many Shi'a Muslims believe that angels do have a limited amount of free will, but no desire to sin. This makes the Angels worship and praise of Allah, as well as their obedience, more meaningful.
In Islam, there are some angels who have specific roles, including as guardian angels. Generally, it is believed that angels have the following characteristics: they are part of God's creation – they had a beginning and they will exist until the end of time.
In Islam, Muslims believe in the existence of all of the creatures that Allah SWT has created, which other than mankind includes Jinn and Angels. Both Jinn and Angels exist parallel to humans, and there are interactions between them and mankind, however we cannot see them, thus the term of the "unseen."
Mary (Maryam)
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the most important woman in the Quran, as she is the only one identified by name.
Munkar and Nakīr, in Islāmic eschatology, two angels who test the faith of the dead in their tombs. After death, the deceased is placed upright in the grave by Munkar and Nakīr and asked to identify Muḥammad.
Azrael, Arabic ʿIzrāʾīl or ʿAzrāʾīl, in Islam, the angel of death who separates souls from their bodies; he is one of the four archangels (with Jibrīl, Mīkāl, and Isrāfīl) and the Islamic counterpart of the Judeo-Christian angel of death, who is sometimes called Azrael.
As some Muslims believe there are no further prophets to come, angels may not be relevant today. The other articles of faith are more important in the modern world e.g. prophets , holy books etc.
In Islam, Michael, or Mīkāʾīl, is the angel said to effectuate God's providence as well as natural phenomena, such as rain. He is one of the four archangels along with Jebreel (Gabriel, whom he is often paired with), ʾIsrāfīl (trumpeter angel) and ʿAzrāʾīl (angel of death).
Although generally invisible, jinn are supposed to be composed of thin and subtle bodies (Arabic: أَجْسَام, romanized: ʾajsām), and can change at will. They favour snake form, but can also choose to appear as scorpions, lizards or as humans. They may even engage in sexual affairs with humans and produce offspring.
by The Revd Dr Jarred Mercer, Associate Chaplain and Career Development Researcher at Merton College. The Annunciation: Luke 1.26-38: In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David.
It is true that we believe that angels do not have gender. Angels unlike human beings are pure spirit. This is why when people say that a human being has become an angel in heaven that is incorrect. Any human being in heaven is a saint.
In Muslim legend, Mīkāl and Jibrīl were the first angels to obey God's order to prostrate oneself before Adam. The two are further credited with purifying Muhammad's heart before his night journey (Isrāʾ) from Mecca to Jerusalem and his subsequent ascension (Miʿrāj) to heaven.
Riḍwān (or Riswan, Arabic: رضوان), is an angel in Islam, who guards the gates of heaven.
The Angel Jibril's main responsibility is to communicate the Words of Allah to His prophets. It is Jibril who revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. Details about the Angel Jibril come to us through Prophetic traditions (hadith).
Laylat-al-Qadr is otherwise known as the Night of Power and is considered to be the Islamic calendar's Holiest eve. During this night, Angel Jibril revealed the Holy Qur'an's first verses to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).