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Angels in Islamic art often appear in illustrated manuscripts of Muhammad's life. Other common depictions of angels in Islamic art include angels with Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, angels discerning the saved from the damned on the Day of Judgement, and angels as a repeating motif in borders or textiles. [120]
According to a hadith attributed to ibn Abbas, God created four types of intelligent beings; those among whom all will be in paradise - they are the angels; all those who will be in hell-fire - they are the devils; and creatures both in paradise and hell - they are the jinn and humans. [1] Most creatures can be assigned to these.
In the Quran angels are described as winged beings of no specific gender, who wholly worship and are devoted servants of God. 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 ...
Belief in the existence and oneness of God (Tawhid, the Islamic concept of Monotheism). Belief in the existence of angels such as Jibril (Gabriel), Mikail (Michael), Israfil, and more. Belief in the existence of the books of which God is the author: the Quran (revealed to Muhammad), the Gospel (revealed to Jesus), the Torah (revealed to ...
ʿAjā'ib al-makhlūqāt wa gharā'ib al-mawjūdāt (Arabic: عجائب المخلوقات و غرائب الموجودات, meaning Marvels of creatures and Strange things existing) is an important work of cosmography by Zakariya ibn Muhammad ibn Mahmud Abu Yahya al-Qazwini who was born in Qazwin year 600 (AH (1203 AD).
In Islamic tradition the two kiraman katibin (Arabic: كراماً كاتبين ‘honourable scribe’) are two angels called Raqib and Atid, believed by Muslims to record a person's actions. The Quran refers to them in two places, in 50:16-18 and by name as ‘Noble Recorders' in 82:10-12.
Some Islamic philologists construct his name from the words aziz and il (God's dear), meaning that his name derived from the meaning that he was once God's favorite angel. [ 5 ] According to many Arabic scholars, ʿAzāzīl was the personal name of Satan (Iblis).
According to Islamic belief, the names of God must be established by evidence and direct reference in the Qur'an and hadiths (the concept of tawqif). Thus, it is impermissible ( haram ) for Muslims to give Allah names except with what has been mentioned in the Qur'an or in authentic Hadiths, according to Sheikh Abd al-Muhsin al-Abbad , Muhammad ...