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The cosmology outlined in the Buyruks ascribes a central role to angels. Accordingly, when God created the angels, God tested them by asking who they are. Those angels who responded "You are the Creator and I am the created." were the good angels, while those who claimed independency by stating "You are you; I am I" were burned. [98]
(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.
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 ...
Angels, created from light (nur) [57] the heavenly hosts, and servants of God. [58] 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 ...
Current Ummah of Islam (Ummah of Muhammad) Aṣ-ḥāb Muḥammad (Arabic: أَصْحَاب مُحَمَّد, Companions of Muhammad) Anṣār (Muslims of Medina who helped Muhammad and his Meccan followers, literally 'Helpers') Muhājirūn (Emigrants from Mecca to Medina) Ḥizbullāh (Arabic: حِزْبُ ٱلله, Party of God) People of Mecca
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]
Israfil (Arabic: إِسْـرَافِـيْـل, ʾIsrāfīl) or Israfel [1] is the angel who blows the trumpet to signal Qiyamah (the Day of Judgment) in Islam. [2] Though unnamed in the Quran, he is one of the four archangels in Islamic tradition, along with Michael, Gabriel, and Azrael. [1]
The term Rūḥ al-Qudus is also an epithet referring to the Archangel Gabriel, [20] who is related as the Angel of revelation and was assigned by God to reveal the Qurʼan to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and who delivered the Annunciation to Mary. [21] In the two suras in which the Qur'an refers to the angel Gabriel, it does so by name. [22]