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(Angels) Zalambur, a devil tempting people into dishonesty. (Devil) Zār, group of jinn, mostly malevolent. Associated with possession. [44] (Genie) Zuhra, a woman who tempted two fallen angels into telling the secret name of God. By that, she tried to ascend to heaven, but has been turned into a star by God.
[10] [3] [11] [12] Despite being considered to be virtuous beings, angels are not necessarily bringers of good news, as per Islamic tradition, angels can perform grim and violent tasks. [13] Angels are conceptualized as heavenly beings. As such, they are said to lack passion and bodily desires. If angels can nevertheless fail, is debated in Islam.
Each angel has a specially defined role, consisting of various duties, however only God knows all of the roles and duties of the angels. [59] 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]
One angel figuratively sits on the right shoulder and records all good deeds, while the other sits on the left shoulder and records all bad deeds. [3] Based on the rulings of Al-Uthaymin, another Saudi scholar Saleh Al-Fawzan regarded the belief about the Kiraman Katibin angels is a part of the second article of Six Pillars of Faith in Islam. [4]
The Arabic term al-mu'aqqibat (commonly encountered in the definite plural, Arabic معقبات "those who follow one upon another") is a term occurring in the Quran (Q.13:11) which some Islamic commentators consider to refer to a class of guardian angel. Therefore, these Angels are also called al hafathah (الحفظة) which means the ...
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. ...
points out, that the punishments are carried out by God's command: "O believers! Protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, overseen by formidable and severe angels, who never disobey whatever Allah orders—always doing as commanded." . In Hadith. According to Islamic tradition, Muhammad met the angel Maalik during his heavenly journey. Therefore ...
A common belief holds that the lesser angels of death are for the common people, while saints and prophets meet the archangel of death himself. [19] Great prophets, such as Moses and Muhammad are invited politely by him, but saints are also said to meet Azrael in beautiful forms.