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We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate to Adam!’ and the families of Musa and Harun. It will be borne
they prostrated, with the exception of Diabolis. by angels. There is a sign for you in that if you are
He refused and was arrogant and was one of the believers.’ (2:248)
disbelievers. (2:34) The Messenger believes in what has been sent
(Say,) ‘Anyone who is the enemy of Allah and of down to him from his Lord, and so do the believ-
His angels, and of His Messengers and of Gabriel ers. Each one believes in Allah and His angels
and Michael, should know that Allah is the and His Books and His Messengers. We do not
enemy of the disbelievers.’ (2:98) differentiate between any of His Messengers.
They follow what the Satans recited in the reign They say, ‘We hear and we obey. Forgive us, our
of Sulayman. Sulayman did not disbelieve, but Lord! You are our journey’s end.’ (2:285)
the Satans did, teaching people sorcery and what Allah bears witness that there is no god but Him,
had been sent down to Harut and Marut, the two as do the angels and the people of knowledge,
angels in Babylon, who taught no one without upholding justice. There is no god but Him, the
first saying to him, ‘We are merely a trial and Almighty, the All-Wise. (3:18)
temptation, so do not disbelieve.’ People learned The angels called out to him while he (Zakariyya)
from them how to separate a man and his wife was standing in prayer in the Upper Room:
but they cannot harm anyone by it, except with ‘Allah gives you the good news of Yahya, who
Allah's permission. They have learned what will will come to confirm a Word from Allah, and will
harm them and will not benefit them. They know be a leader and a celibate, a Prophet and one of
that any who deal in it will have no share in the the righteous.’ (3:39)
hereafter. What an evil thing they have sold And when the angels said, ‘Maryam, Allah has
themselves for if they only knew! (2:102) chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you
But as for those who disbelieve and die while over all other women.’ (3:42)
they are disbelievers, the curse of Allah is upon When the angels said, ‘Maryam, your Lord gives
them and that of the angels and all mankind. you good news of a Word from Him. His name is
(2:161) the Messiah, ‘Isa, son of Maryam, of high esteem
It is not devoutness to turn your faces to the East in this world and the hereafter, and one of those
or to the West. Rather, those with true devoutness brought near.’ (3:45)
are those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, He would never command you to take the angels
the Angels, the Book and the Prophets, and who, and Prophets as Lords. Would He command you
despite their love for it, give away their wealth to to disbelieve after being Muslim? (3:80)
their relatives and to orphans and the very poor, The repayment of such people is that Allah’s
and to travellers and beggars and to set slaves curse is on them and that of the angels and of all
free, and who perform prayer and give the alms; mankind. (3:87)
those who honour their contracts when they And when you said to the believers, ‘Is it not
make them, and are steadfast in poverty and ill- enough for you that your Lord reinforced you
ness and in battle. Those are the people who are with three thousand angels, sent down?’ (3:124)
true. They are the people who guard against evil. Yes indeed! But if you are steadfast and guard
(2:177) against evil and they come upon you suddenly,
What are they waiting for but for Allah to come your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand
to them in the shadows of the clouds, together angels, clearly identified. (3:125)
with the angels, in which case the matter will The angels ask those they take while they are
have been settled? All matters return to Allah. wronging themselves, ‘What were your circum-
(2:210) stances?’ They reply, ‘We were oppressed on
Their Prophet said to them, ‘The sign of his king- earth.’ They say, ‘Was Allah’s earth not wide
ship is that the Ark will come to you, containing enough for you to have migrated elsewhere in it?’
serenity from your Lord and certain relics left by The shelter of such people will be Hell. What an
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