Belief in the ANGELS

Belief in the ANGELS

The second article of faith(al-iman ) is to believe in the angels, who have been made from light. The angels are gentle, spirutual beings that can take any form they wish.They are neither male or female nor do disobey  Allah the Most High in carrying out His orders.They do not need to eat or drink and they do not get tired. Some angels are charged with tasks in the heavens, some with tasks on the earth and some with tasks at the divine throne(Al-Arsh).Only Allah the Most High knows the number of angels. Four high-ranking angels(the archangels) are like the prophets of the angels.

THE FOUR ARCHANGELS
1-Gabriel(Jibrail a.s.):He was charged with the responsibility of communicating the revelations of the Holy Scriptures of Allah the Most High to the Prophets.

2-Michael(Mikail a.s.): He is charged with the formation of the some natural phenomena such as the wind, the rain, the snow, and the growth of vegetation.

3-Raphael (Israfil a.s.): He has been charged with the task of blowing the trumpet (al-Thur) on Doomsday (al-Qiyamah) and again for the resurrection of humanity.

4-Azrael (Azrail a.s.): He is charged with the task of taking the souls at the time of death.