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angels with female names.
But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but conjecture;
and conjecture avails nothing against Truth."
(Najm, 27-28)
....Allah Almighty calls those who
perceive angels as beautiful girls, "Those who believe not in
the Hereafter." That means that they are unbelievers, as believing
in the Hereafter is one of the fundamentals of faith.
....Let us now turn to the wings
of the angels.
....Allah Almighty says:
...."Praise be to Allah, Who created
(out of nothing) the Heavens and the Earth, Who made the angels,
messengers with wings,- two, or three, or four (pairs): He adds
to Creation as He pleases: for Allah has power over all things."
(Fatýr, 1)
....The word wings may remind us
of the wings of birds, since we tend to compare things we do not
see with things that we know well. Some angels have two pairs
wings, while others have three or four. Allah Almighty gives even
more to some. For example, Archangel Gabriel has six hundred wings.
However, we cannot know for certain what the word wings actually
means, or whether it is a metaphor or not. Instead of leaving
it to our imagination, it is more appropriate to say that Allah
knows best.
....We say that individuals who cause
no harm to any being who are calm, harmonious, tolerant, and upright
are "like angels." This is appropriate, because this is how angels
are.
....Allah Almighty says:
...."Angels flinch not (from executing)
the Commands they receive from Allah, but do (precisely) what
they are commanded." (Tahrim, 6)
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