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what will harm them and will not benefit them. They know that any
who deal in it will have no share in the hereafter. What an evil thing
they have sold themselves for if they only knew! (Surat al-Baqara, 102)

ANGELS BEARING THE ARK
Their Prophet said to them, 'Allah has appointed Talut to be your
king.' They said, 'How can he have kingship over us when we have
much more right to kingship than he does? He has not even got much
wealth!' He said, 'Allah has chosen him over you and favoured him
greatly in knowledge and physical strength. Allah gives kingship to
anyone He wills. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing.' Their
Prophet said to them, 'The sign of his kingship is that the Ark will
come to you, containing serenity from your Lord and certain relics left
by the families of Musa and Harun. It will be borne by angels. There is
a sign for you in that if you are believers.' (Surat al-Baqara, 247-248)

ANGELS ON THE DAY OF RISING
The Day when Heaven is split apart in clouds, and the angels are
sent down rank upon rank. The Kingdom that Day will belong in truth
to the All-Merciful. It will be a hard Day for the disbelievers. (Surat al-
Furqan, 25-26)
And your Lord arrives with the angels rank upon rank and that Day
Hell is produced, that Day man will remember; but how will the re-
membrance help him? (Surat al-Fajr, 22-23)
On that Day, the Occurrence will occur and Heaven will be split
apart, for that Day it will be very frail. The angels will be gathered
round its edge. On that Day, eight will bear the Throne of their Lord
above their heads. (Surat al-Haqqa, 15-17)
On the Day when the Spirit and the angels stand in ranks, no one
will speak, except for him who is authorised by the All-Merciful and
says what is right. (Surat an-Naba, 38)

ANGELS OF PARADISE
Those the angels take in a virtuous state. They say, 'Peace be upon
you! Enter the Garden for what you did.' (Surat an-Nahl, 32)
And those who guard against evil of their Lord will be driven to the