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Angels are intangible, sentient entities, who do not posses free will. They were created for the sole purpose of serving God. Being made of [[Photon|light]], they can assume almost any form, completely real to the human eye, and traverse a distance just as fast as light or faster.

 

When [[Iblis]] disobeyed God, he was expelled from Heaven and became the avowed enemy of man. Iblis was not an angel but a [[Genie|Jinn]]; the latter are not angelic in any way being made of smokeless fire rather than light, and possessing free will so they can disobey or openly defy God. Unlike in [[Christianity]], there is no concept of a [[Fallen Angel]] in Islam.

 

The general consensus agrees that Archangels are the highest order of Angels, as those are the ones named the most in the Qur'an (Gabriel, Michael, etc.); these are considered to be closest to God in terms of servitude, as their meaning and purpose is more detailed than any other Angel.

 

There are four [[Archangel (beings)|Archangels]] whom [[Muslim]]s are required to acknowledge as part of their [[Religious conversion#Conversion to Islam|conversion to Islam]]. (Due to varied methods of translation from [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and the fact that these Angels also exist in [[Christianity|Christian]] contexts and the [[Bible]], several of their Christian and phonetic transliteral names are listed.)

 

 

 

 

 

*[[Malik#Supernatural|Malik]] is the angel who is responsible for Hell.

*[[Ridwan]] is the angel who is responsible for Heaven (Paradise).

The preceding sentence does not imply that all angels have two to four wings. Most notably, archangels (namely Gabriel and Michael) are described as having thousands of wings. Tradition also notes that certain angels, created solely for the purpose of praising God, have 70 thousand heads, each with 70 thousand mouths that speak 70 thousand languages solely to sing praises for the [[God#Conceptions of God#Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Conceptions#Qur'anic definitions of God, i.e. Allah|Almighty]]. This type of angel, whose type is [[nameless]], accompanied Muhammad up to [[Jannah]] ([[Heaven]]) when he received commands from Allah. Instead of riding on an angel, Muhammad rode a creature called a [[Buraq]] whose stride spans from horizon to horizon.

 

Gabriel (Jibreel) and Michael (Mikaa'eel) are mentioned early on the Qur'an in the second sura:

 

Several Angels, Angel of death (mistakenly called Azrael), Israfil and [[Nakir and Munkar]] are not mentioned directly in the Qur'an but are explained further in the [[Hadith]]s of Muhammad. They are also mentioned in traditional myths, however, they seldom retain complete originality from the Hadith.