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They said, ‘Allah preserve us! This is no man. They say, ‘We will not believe you until you
What can this be but a noble angel here!’ (12:31) make a spring gush out from the earth for us; or
The thunder glorifies His praise, as do the angels, have a garden of dates and grapes which you
out of fear of Him. He discharges the thunder- make rivers come pouring through; or make the
bolts, striking with them anyone He wills. Yet still sky, as you claim, fall down on us in lumps; or
they argue about Allah when He is inexorable in bring Allah and the angels here as a guarantee.’
His power! (13:13) (17:90-92)
Gardens of Eden which they will enter, and all of Say: ‘If there had been angels on the earth going
their parents, wives and children who were right- about in peace, We would have sent down to
eous. Angels will enter in to welcome them from them an angel from heaven as Messenger.’
every gate. (13:23) (17:95)
(They say,) ‘Why do you not bring angels to us if When We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate your-
you are telling the truth?’ (15:7) selves to Adam,’ they prostrated with the excep-
The angels only descend with the truth and then tion of Diabolis. He was one of the jinn and
they would be granted no reprieve. (15:8) wantonly deviated from his Lord’s command. Do
When your Lord said to the angels, ‘I am creating you take him and his offspring as protectors apart
a human being out of dried clay formed from from Me when they are your enemy? How evil is
fetid black mud.’ (15:28) the exchange the wrongdoers make! (18.50)
Then the angels prostrated all together, every one When We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate your-
of them. (15:30) selves to Adam!’ they prostrated, with the excep-
He sends down angels with the Spirit of His com- tion of Diabolis who disdained to do it. (20:116)
mand to any of His servants He wills: ‘Give The greatest terror will not upset them and the
warning that there is no god but Me, so have fear angels will welcome them: ‘This is your Day, the
of Me!’ (16:2) one that you were promised.’ (21:103)
As for those the angels take in death while they Allah chooses Messengers from the angels and
are wronging themselves, they will offer their from mankind. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
submission: ‘We did not do any evil.’ Oh yes you (22:75)
did! Allah knows what you were doing. (16:28) The ruling circle of those of his people who dis-
(Those who guard against evil are) those the an- believed said, ‘This is nothing but a human being
gels take in a virtuous state. They say, ‘Peace be like yourselves who simply wants to gain ascen-
upon you! Enter the Garden for what you dancy over you. If Allah had wanted He would
did.’(16:32) have sent angels down. We never heard of any-
What are they waiting for but the angels to come thing like this among our ancestors, the earlier
to them or your Lord's command to come? That peoples.’ (23:24)
is like what those before them did. Allah did not They say, ‘What is the matter with this
wrong them; rather they wronged themselves. Messenger, that he eats food and walks in the
(16:33) market-place? Why has an angel not been sent
Everything in the heavens and every creature on down to him so that it can be a warner along
the earth prostrates to Allah, as do the angels. with him?’ (25:7)
They are not puffed up with pride. (16:49) Those who do not expect to meet Us say, ‘Why
Has your Lord honoured you with sons and have angels not been sent down to us? Why do
Himself taken the angels as daughters? It is truly we not see our Lord?’ They have become arro-
something terrible that you say! (17:40) gant about themselves and are excessively inso-
When We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate your- lent. (25:21)
selves to Adam!’ they prostrated, except for On the Day they see the angels, there will be no
Diabolis. He said ‘What! Am I to prostrate to one good news that Day for the evildoers. They will
You have created out of clay?’ (17:61) say, ‘There is an absolute ban.’ (25:22)
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