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The thunder glorifies His praise, as do the angels, out of fear of Him.
He discharges the thunderbolts, striking with them anyone He wills.
Yet still they argue about Allah when He is inexorable in His power!
(Surat ar-Rad, 13)
The heavens are all but rent asunder from above when the angels glo-
rify their Lord with praise and ask forgiveness for those who are on the
earth. Allah is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful (Surat ash-Shura, 5)

ANGELS PROSTRATING THEMSELVES
TO THE PROPHET ADAM (AS)
When your Lord said to the angels, 'I am putting an overlord on the
earth,' they said, 'Why put on it one who will cause corruption on it
and shed blood when we glorify You with praise and proclaim Your
purity?' He said, 'I know what you do not know.' He taught Adam the
names of all things. Then He arrayed them before the angels and said,
'Tell me the names of these if you are telling the truth.' They said,
'Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except what You have taught
us. You are the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.' He said, 'Adam, tell them
their names.' When he had told them their names, He said, 'Did I not
tell you that I know the Unseen of the heavens and the earth, and I
know what you make known and what you hide?' We said to the an-
gels, 'Prostrate to Adam!' and they prostrated, with the exception of
Iblis. He refused and was arrogant and was one of the disbelievers.
(Surat al-Baqara, 30-34)

ANGELS FEAR THEIR LORD
AND DO WHAT THEY ARE ORDERED TO DO

Everything in the heavens and every creature on the earth prostrates
to Allah, as do the angels. They are not puffed up with pride. They fear
their Lord above them and do everything they are ordered to do.
(Surat an-Nahl, 49-50)

ANGELS RANK UPON RANK
And your Lord arrives with the angels rank upon rank (Surat al-
Fajr, 22)