Angels in Islam (19) the Angels’ number is countless

Do you know the Angels?

What are the Angels?

How many Angels has Allah created; what is their number?

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Do you know the Angels?

Allah has created things of which you have no knowledge (the verse 16:8)

What are the Angels?

They are the hosts of the heavens and the servants of Allah (the verse 48:7)

Who has created the Angels?

Allah who is ever Mighty in His kingdom and Wise in His actions (the verse 48:7)

 

How many Angels has Allah created; what is their number?

He increases the creation as He wills (the verse 35:1)

 

Certainly, Muslims have no knowledge of precisely when the Angels were created, because there is no verse in the Quran to tell us this.

However, Muslims do know for sure that they were created before Mankind.

Also, Muslims know for certain that the number of Angels is much more than the number of human beings.

The Angels are many, and their number is known only to Allah who created them.

The Prophet Muhammad said, describing the Much-Frequented Visited House that is present in the heaven:

“Then I was taken up to the Much-Frequented Visited House: every day seventy thousand Angels visit it and leave, never returning to it again, another [group] coming after them.”

The Messenger of Allah, Muhammad, said: ‘Hell will be brought forth that day (the Last Day) by means of seventy thousand ropes, each of which will be pulled by seventy thousand Angels.”

Angels are the most numerous kind of creation of Allah. There are more Angels than the other creations of Allah, including the humans and jinn–even the trees.

Also, the Prophet Muhammad said:

There is no space equivalent to the width of four fingers in the sky except one would find an Angel mentioning (worshipping) Allah–either standing, bowing or prostrating. They stay as such worshipping Allah until the Day of Judgment.

There are countless numbers of Angels, and only Allah knows how many there are.

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The verse 16:8

QARIB:

…and He creates what you do not know.

SHAKIR:

…and He creates what you do not know

PICKTHAL:

…and He createth that which ye know not.

YUSUFALI:

…and He has created (other) things of which ye have no knowledge.

 

The verse 48:7

QARIB:

To Allah belong the armies of the heavens and the earth. Allah is the almighty and the wise.

SHAKIR:

And Allah’s are the hosts of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is mighty, wise

PICKTHAL:

Allah’s are the hosts of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is ever mighty, wise.

YUSUFALI:

For to Allah belong the forces of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is exalted in power, full of wisdom.

 

The verse 35:1

QARIB:

…He increases the creation as he wills…

SHAKIR:

… He increases in creation what he pleases…

PICKTHAL:

… He multiplieth in creation what he will…

YUSUFALI:

… He adds to creation as he pleases…

Allah loves (7) the charitable

Who are Cautious and the Righteous and what is for them?

Be quick in the Race for Forgiveness from your Lord

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We have seen that Allah loves those:

(1) the kind good doers,

(2) those who turn to him and those who are Clean and Pure, (3) those who guard against evil,

(4) those who put their Trust in Him,

5) those who are firm and steadfast and

6) the virtuous

In this article, Allah loves the charitable.

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Verse 3:134 says that Allah loves the charitable.

In order to appreciate verse 3:134, it is better to go through the three verses before it.

In verse 3:131, there is a warning for the disbelievers who reject faith.  It says: Guard yourselves against the fire prepared for unbelievers.

In verse 3:132, there is a commandment for those who are looking to have mercy.  It says: And obey Allah and the messenger (Muhammad); that ye may obtain mercy

Verse 3:133 mandates us to be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord and for a very wide garden (paradise) prepared for the cautious, the righteous and those who guard against evil

Then verse 3:134 tells us who are cautious, the righteous and those who guard against evil.

It is those who

• Those who spend kindly in ease as well as in malevolently
• Those who spend compassionately in prosperity as well as in adversity
• Those who spend generously in benevolently as well as in hardship
• Those who curb their anger
• Who restrain anger
• Those who control their wrath
• Those who pardon the people
• Those who forgive people
• Those who are forgiving toward mankind
• And Allah the doers of good to others
• And Allah loves the charitable

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The verses 3:131-134 in four translations

QARIB:

131) Guard yourselves against the fire prepared for unbelievers.

132) Obey Allah and the messenger in order to be subjected to mercy.

133) And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a paradise as wide as heaven and earth, prepared for the cautious

134) Who spend in prosperity and in adversity, for those who curb their anger and those who forgive people. and Allah loves the charitable

 

SHAKIR:

131) And guard yourselves against the fire which has been prepared for the unbelievers

132) And obey Allah and the messenger, that you may be shown mercy

133) And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord; and a garden, the extensiveness of which is (as) the heavens and the earth, it is prepared for those who guard (against evil)

134) Those who spend (benevolently) in ease as well as in straitness, and those who restrain (their) anger and pardon men; and Allah loves the doers of good (to others)

 

PICKTHAL:

131) And ward off (from yourselves) the fire prepared for disbelievers.

132) And obey Allah and the messenger, that ye may find mercy.

133) And vie one with another for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who ward off (evil);

134) Those who spend (of that which Allah hath given them) in ease and in adversity, those who control their wrath and are forgiving toward mankind; Allah loveth the good;

 

YUSUFALI:

131) Fear the fire, which is repaired for those who reject faith:

132) And obey Allah and the messenger; that ye may obtain mercy.

133) Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a garden whose width is that (of the whole) of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous,-

134) Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men; – for Allah loves those who do good;-

This is Allah (2) everything in heavens and earth belong to Allah

1)    What if you prefer the life of the world more than the Afterlife?

2)    What is Woe? Woe is the hottest, narrowest and deepest valley in Eternal Hell. Woe is waiting for those…

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Many people do not know Allah.  This series is an attempt to introduce to help them.

Allah, to who belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, as possessions, creatures and servants.  And “Woe” is to the disbelievers from a terrible chastisement.  It is said that “Woe” here refers to the hottest, narrowest and deepest valley in Eternal Hell that is waiting for those…

 

In the Noble Quran, verse 14:2 says that:

Allah, to who belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, as possessions, creatures and servants. In other words, unto whom belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth of creation and wondrous things.

(And woe unto the disbelievers from an awful doom, a severe torment)

It is said that “Woe” here refers to the hottest, narrowest and deepest valley in hell. This valley would cry: “O Lord! My heat is intense, my width is very narrow and my depth is so deep, so let me take revenge on those who disobeyed you and make that nothing takes revenge against me”,

And woe to the disbelievers from a terrible chastisement,

 

Then verse 14:3 describes the disbelievers who deserve this “Woe”

Those who love and prefer the life of the world more than the Hereafter,

Those who love to enjoy living for few more than to enjoy living eternally.

And ban men from the way of Allah,

And prohibit people from Allah’s religion and obedience

And would have the life of this world crooked

Such the disbelievers are far astray from the Truth and guidance;

It is also said that this means: they are in manifest error.

And Woe, the worst place in the Eternal Hell is waiting for them!

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Verses 14:2&3 in four different English translations

QARIB:

Allah to whom belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth. Woe to the unbelievers for a terrible punishment.

3) Those who prefer this life more than the everlasting life, and bar others from the way of Allah and seek to make it crooked they are in far error.

 

SHAKIR:

(of) Allah, whose is whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth; and woe to the unbelievers on account of the severe chastisement,

3) (To) those who love this world’s life more than the hereafter, and turn away from Allah’s path and desire to make it crooked; these are in a great error

 

PICKTHAL:

 Allah, unto whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. And woe unto the disbelievers from an awful doom;

3) Those who love the life of the world more than the hereafter, and debar (men) from the way of Allah and would have it crooked: such are far astray.

 

YUSUFALI:

of Allah, to whom do belong all things in the heavens and on earth! but alas for the unbelievers for a terrible penalty (their unfaith will bring them)!-

3) Those who love the life of this world more than the hereafter, who hinder (men) from the path of Allah and seek therein something crooked: they are astray by a long distance.