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In contrast to traditional accounts on angels, many Salafi scholars, such as members of the Muslim Brotherhood Sayyid Qutb and Umar Sulaiman Al-Ashqar, disregard material previously well-accepted in Islamic tradition, such as the story of Harut and Marut or the name the Angel of Death (ʿAzrāʾīl). [85]
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Maalik, chief of the angels guarding Hellfire (jahannam), mentioned in the Quran. [29] (Angel) Malik Gatshan, king of all jinn living on Mount Qaf. [30] (Genie) Marid, a powerful rebellious demon, who assaults heaven in order to listen to the angels, mentioned in Quran. [31] (Demon) Matatrush, angel guarding the heavenly veil.
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Pages in category "Angels in Islam" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In Islamic traditions, the Hamalat al-Arsh are a group of angels whose sole task is to bear the Throne of God. [5] According to Muqatil ibn Sulayman, the angels of the throne are the first angels God created. [6] Ibn Abbas is reported as saying, that the number of this angels are four but at Day of resurrection, they will increase to eight. [7]
In Islam angels serve the purpose of teaching the importance of specialization, specifically the importance of specializing in a variety of subjects so that a society is well balanced. [59] Some of the angels mentioned in the Quran are Jibreel, Mika'el, Munkar and Nakeer, Ridwan and Malik, The Recorders, and The Guardians. [59]
As angels, the Zabaniyah are, despite their gruesome appearance and actions, ultimately subordinate to God, [8]: 82 and thus their punishments are considered in Islamic theology as just. [ 9 ] According to Al-Qurtubi , Zabaniyah is a plural name a group of an angel.