Islamic Beliefs On Angels Flashcards

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Angel

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supernatural beings which act as mediators between humans and God.

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Immortality

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Ability to live forever

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3
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Sinless

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Absence of sin

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4
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Angel jibril

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Most important angel

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5
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Mika’il

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Prominent angel

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6
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Holy

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State of scared

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Revelation

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Communication between humans and God

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Book of decrees

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this is the book in which angels record the acts and thoughts of human beings.

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9
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Angels are made from

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Light

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10
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Free will

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Ability to make choices

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11
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Azrael

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Angel of death

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12
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Izrafil

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Angel that blows trumpet to mark the end of the world and the day of judgement

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Role of angels

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-is to relay revelation from God to humanity.
-they do not have free will, and only know what Allah allows them to.
-sinless = holy enough to communicate with God.

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Role of jibril

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-chief angel;
-giving the most important revelations to the important prophets.
-gave the revelation to the Virgin Mary that she would bear Jesus
- brought the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad, commanding him to recite.

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Role of mika’il

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-He helped the Prophet Muhammad with his spiritual life.
-helps believers today with their own spiritual journeys.
-controlling rain, thunder and lightning.

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16
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Role of israfil

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-he is responsible for blowing the trumpet to indicate the destruction of the world and with it the commencement of the Day of Judgement,

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Role of Izra’il

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  • angel of death,
  • is the one to take the final breath from a soul.
18
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Other duties of angels include

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• Putting the souls into foetuses at either 40 or 120 days gestation (depending on view)
- Being guardian angels
-Watching over believers in battle
-t aking souls to either heaven or hell
-Asking souls questions on their actions during Barzakh

19
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shia beliefs on angels - munkar and nakir

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they will ask who is your imam = Ali

20
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shia beliefs on angels - karbala

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allah has sent angels at the shrine of Imam Hussain where they mourn him
-they record the names of the pilgrims + pray for them

21
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shia beliefs on angels free will

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free will but no desire to sin

22
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diff between shia and sunni beliefs on angels and Ali marrying Fatimah

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-shias believe that Allah sent an angel to transmit this to Ali
-sunnis believe Ali was chosen due to his good characteristics