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The Major Angels and their Duties

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How many groups are angels divided into? What

are their duties?

Only Allah knows the number of angels. There is no

clear information about the number of angels in the
Qur’an and hadiths. However, it is possible for us to
say that they are far more than we can count based
upon hadiths. Moreover, according to the news given
by the prophet Muhammad (PBUH); an angel comes
to the earth with a drop of rain and its turn does not
come again. We can range the famous angels and
their duties as follows;

Gabriel (PBUH): The Archangel (A.S)

Gabriel (A.S) is one of the four greatest angels. He is

appointed to convey revelations to the prophets by
Allah. In three places of the Qur’an, His name is
Jibril. Besides, He is mentioned in verses as the
spirit, rasulun karim, ruh al-Amin and ruh al-qudus”.
In addition to these, in one of the hadiths, he is
called “an-namus”.

The Angel of Soor (The Trumpet): Hz. Israfel (A.S)

The angel that will blow the trumpet is called Israfel.

His name is mentioned among the four great angels
in the hadiths. Israfel will blow two times, in the first
one, the Doomsday will occur and in the second
blowing, the resurrection will occur. Because of this
duty of him, He is called the angel of Soor (the
Trumpet). When the prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
was asked about the nature of the trumpet, he
answered: “A horn that is blown” (Ahmad b. Hanbal,
II, 196).

The prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said that “Israfel is

awaiting the order of blowing while He grasps the
trumpet”. (Tabari Jami-ul Bayan, VII, 211; Ibn Kathir,
Tafsiru’l-Qur’an-il Azim, Egypt, n.d. II, 276)

The Angel of Death: Hz. Azrael (A.S)

His duty is to grasp the souls of people whose death

times have come. He is called as “Malak-ul Mawt”,
that is, the angel of death.

Say: "The Angel of Death, put in charge of you,

will (duly) take your souls: then shall ye be
brought back to your Lord." (Surah as-Sajda)

The Angel that controls the events in this realm:

Hz. Mikail (A.S) (Michael)

He is one of the greatest angels of four and He is

responsible for the pouring of rain, the blowing of the
wind, natural events such as the ordering of seasons
and the management of supplications of the created
beings. He is only mentioned in one place of the
Qur’an. Hz. Mikail is the angel that manages the
divine work of arts that are planted on the field of
earth with the power of Allah and His order.

The angels of Kiraman Katibin

It is the names of the angels who are attendant on

the right and left of humans. The angel on the right is
responsible for recording the good deeds and
manners; the angel on the left is responsible for
recording the bad deeds and manners. “The angels
who are also called Hafaza will attend as witnesses
of the deeds of humans in the Day of Judgment
during reckoning.

The Angels of Muqarrabun

The angels who are known asIlliyyun and

Karubbiyyun are responsible for glorifying Allah, are
very close to Him and have an exalted place before
Allah.

“Those who sustain the Throne (of Allah) and

those around it sing Glory and Praise to their
Lord; believe in Him; and implore forgiveness for
those who believe.” (Surah Ghafir, 7)

Munkar - Nakir Angels:

They are the angels that question man after he dies

in the grave. The words of “Munkar” and “Nakir”
means unknown, unrecognized and unaccustomed.
They are called by this way because they come to
the dead in a way that he/she has not seen before.
These two angels question the dead by questions as
follows and treat them according to the answers that
they receive: Who is your lord? Who is your prophet?
What is your book?

There are more angels than mentioned here. In

hadiths, there are angels who inspires man the right
and truth, descend on the earth when the Qur’an is
recited, who are spiritual herders of animals on
earth, who manage clouds, make the sound of
thunder and so on…

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