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How many groups are angels divided into? What are their duties?

Only Allah knows the number of angels. There is no clear information about the number of angels in the Qur’an and hadiths. However, it is possible for us to say that they are far more than we can count based upon hadiths. Moreover, according to the news given by the prophet Muhammad (PBUH); an angel comes to the earth with a drop of rain and its turn does not come again. We can range the famous angels and their duties as follows;

Gabriel (PBUH): The Archangel (A.S)

Gabriel (A.S) is one of the four greatest angels. He is appointed to convey revelations to the prophets by Allah. In three places of the Qur’an, His name is Jibril. Besides, He is mentioned in verses as the spirit, rasulun karim, ruh al-Amin and ruh al-qudus”. In addition to these, in one of the hadiths, he is called “an-namus”.

The Angel of Soor (The Trumpet): Hz. Israfel (A.S)

The angel that will blow the trumpet is called Israfel. His name is mentioned among the four great angels in the hadiths. Israfel will blow two times, in the first one, the Doomsday will occur and in the second blowing, the resurrection will occur. Because of this duty of him, He is called the angel of Soor (the Trumpet). When the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was asked about the nature of the trumpet, he answered: “A horn that is blown” (Ahmad b. Hanbal, II, 196).

The prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said that “Israfel is awaiting the order of blowing while He grasps the trumpet”. (Tabari Jami-ul Bayan, VII, 211; Ibn Kathir, Tafsiru’l-Qur’an-il Azim, Egypt, n.d. II, 276)

The Angel of Death: Hz. Azrael (A.S)

His duty is to grasp the souls of people whose death times have come. He is called as “Malak-ul Mawt”, that is, the angel of death.

Say: "The Angel of Death, put in charge of you, will (duly) take your souls: then shall ye be brought back to your Lord." (Surah as-Sajda)

The Angel that controls the events in this realm: Hz. Mikail (A.S) (Michael)

He is one of the greatest angels of four and He is responsible for the pouring of rain, the blowing of the wind, natural events such as the ordering of seasons and the management of supplications of the created beings. He is only mentioned in one place of the Qur’an. Hz. Mikail is the angel that manages the divine work of arts that are planted on the field of earth with the power of Allah and His order.

The angels of Kiraman Katibin

It is the names of the angels who are attendant on the right and left of humans. The angel on the right is responsible for recording the good deeds and manners; the angel on the left is responsible for recording the bad deeds and manners. “The angels who are also called Hafaza will attend as witnesses of the deeds of humans in the Day of Judgment during reckoning.

The Angels of Muqarrabun

The angels who are known asIlliyyun and Karubbiyyun are responsible for glorifying Allah, are very close to Him and have an exalted place before Allah.

“Those who sustain the Throne (of Allah) and those around it sing Glory and Praise to their Lord; believe in Him; and implore forgiveness for those who believe.” (Surah Ghafir, 7)

Munkar - Nakir Angels:

They are the angels that question man after he dies in the grave. The words of “Munkar” and “Nakir” means unknown, unrecognized and unaccustomed. They are called by this way because they come to the dead in a way that he/she has not seen before. These two angels question the dead by questions as follows and treat them according to the answers that they receive: Who is your lord? Who is your prophet? What is your book?

There are more angels than mentioned here. In hadiths, there are angels who inspires man the right and truth, descend on the earth when the Qur’an is recited, who are spiritual herders of animals on earth, who manage clouds, make the sound of thunder and so on…

Angels are luminous creatures that were created from light. As Allah created angels from light, He also created them from meaning, air, words and also luminous and pleasant matters such as ether. (ether: is a matter that lets electricity, light and warmth move).

Angels are responsible for all kinds of tasks in the universe either material or spiritual. Every created being has an appointed peculiar angel. There is an angel that observes everything from the movement of electrons around the nucleus to the falling of rain drops from the fall of meteors to the movements of planets. Every angel acclaims the divine works that they observe and represent the glorification of that creature in the inner world. They get spiritual pleasure while they are performing these tasks and they perform them caressively without rebelling.

Angels have different duties according to their types. We can arrange the duties of angels in the light of the verse of the Qur’an and some glorious hadiths as follows:

1- Exonerating Allah from any wrong and deficient thought, Glorifying Him during day and night, and praising Him and exalting Him in a way that is worthy of Him.

2- Sending revelations to the prophets of Allah.

3- Glorifying prophets and praying for the goodness of all people on earth.

4- Supporting prophets and believers with a spiritual power, and relieving them during trouble and sad moments and giving trouble to the unbelievers.

5- Serving man as protectors of them.

6- Recording the deeds of man.

7- Serving as a means for divine works that are being run in the universe.

8- Working for the creation and death of man.

9- Working as servants that execute divine punishments.

The people who internalize the motto of “I do not believe unless I see” think that the realm of existence is made up of only material things that they perceive. By acting upon this, they deny the existence of angels and try to extinguish this truth which is as bright as the sun by such similar insane delusions. Since belief in angels is an indispensable rule of Islamic belief, it is of course very important and precious.

By making this work, our aim is to silence disbelievers and refute their insane delusions by proving the truth of Belief in Angels which was informed by Qur’an and the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with rational (aqli) and reported (naqli) evidences and also to service for the strengthening the belief of believers in Angels. Help and Grace are from Allah.

Now let us look at the evidences that prove the existence of angels: 

1- Allah Almighty who enlivened the world with living creatures in such a way should definitely have enlivened the skies with angels.

The fact that the world is a dwelling place for so many living beings and is full of living creatures as there is no empty place in any corner of its land and seas though it is small proves that the stars of skies are not empty, either. Those stars are enlivened with living beings just like the world and filled up with creatures and habitants suitable to its living conditions. We can understand this proof better with the following example:

Two friends, one of whom one is a Bedouin and the other is civilized, come to a magnificent city like Istanbul. As they wander around that huge and magnificent city, they come across with a dirty, poor and small house or a factory in a far corner of it. They see that the house is filled up with miserable and lazy men.  And every corner of that place has been enlivened with creatures that have life and soul. However, they have different foods and life conditions peculiar to them. While some eat plant only, some eat fish and others eat a different kind of thing.

These two men who have seen the scene described above observe that there are thousands of decorated high palaces very far away. These two men cannot see the inhabitants of that place because of the distance or their weakness of eyesight. Besides, the life conditions that are present in that house do not exist in those palaces.

One of them who is the Bedouin says, “Those palaces and mansions are empty and have no living creatures” since there is no sign of life and living conditions there. By thinking so, he makes the most nonsense speech ever.

The second man says, “O Miserable person! As you see, that small house is filled up with living creatures. Life spurts from its every corner. There is someone who refreshes them in every moment. He takes a caravan from there and sends a new one every day. He directs them wisely. Look, there is no empty place in any part of this house. Every corner has been enlivened with living creatures.

Is it all possible that the neat city seen from away, sapient decorations and artful palaces have no peculiar sublime inhabitants? And those palaces be left empty? Definitely, those palaces are completely full and have  life conditions appropriate for those who live there. Yes, they may eat different food. Our inability to see them because of the distance or the weakness of our eyes and their invisibility to us can never be a proof that they do not exist. Not seeing something is not a proof that it does not exist.

There are so many creatures, things and events that their existence is above suspicion.

Now let us analyze the example given above:

The magnificent city that is compared to Istanbul in the example is this realm and universe.

One of those two men is a denier and an unbeliever, the other is a believer and a Muslim.

The small house in the city is our residence and home, the world.

The high palaces and decorated mansions which are seen from away are the Stars, suns and other planets of the skies.

There are living beings in every part of that small house of the city in the example; similarly, in every corner of our world, there are living creatures. As you can see, from the depth of hundred meters of the seas to the inside of soil, from air to the leaves of the trees, there are creatures peculiar to those places. Nowhere is left empty and lifeless.

Like this example, our world is like a small house compared to stars and galaxies. Despite this, it was filled with living beings and became a home for living beings. Life was spurted from simple things like eggs, seeds and water drops; everything became a source of life. This state clearly proves that this endless space and the magnificent skies are full of suns, stars, constellations and conscious creatures; the Quran names them as angels.

After seeing the earth being a home for endless living beings, despite its small size, it is impossible to think that those enormous stars are empty. The fact that this world is filled with endless living beings proves that Allah, who is the sultan of this city of the world, gives importance to life and He realizes most of the wisdoms behind the creation of this realm through living beings. In that case, how can He leave the enormous stars of the skies empty?  

That is, the existence of the angels is as definite as the existence of human beings and animals. The fact that this world is filled with endless living beings despite its small size compared to the sky, and that it is sometimes emptied and enlivened with new beings proves that the skies that have magnificent constellations are full of living beings. Those living beings, like human beings and jinn, are the spectators of the palace of the universe, the observers of the book of creation, and the heralds of the divine sovereignty.

There are three different views on this issue.

The First View: Hz. Azrael (A.S) takes away the spirits of people by himself. One task does not interfere with another because he is luminous. A luminous thing can be present and appear in various mirrors and places. The reflection of a luminous thing has all qualities of that luminous person. It is considered the same. For example, though the sun is single, it is seen on endless bubbles of seas, drops of rain, stars of skies and on every transparent matter. Being visible in some place is not an obstacle for its reflection in another place. It shows its warmth, color and other qualities everywhere. That is, every transparent particle contains a real sun in it.

Besides, the reflection of the sun is based on the reflection of the mirror. If the mirror is red, then it is seen red, if it is yellow, it is seen yellow or if it is green, it is seen green. As the sun is semi-luminous and a lifeless thing and can be present on any matter at the same time with all of its qualities, one must accept that a real luminous angel like Hazrat Azrael that was created from light but not a material thing can be present in thousands of places with all of his qualities. Let alone an angel, saints who become successful in detaching themselves from the matter of the world and connected in spirituality are seen in many places at the same time. The sound news about the saint who is called Somuncu Baba comes out from the seven doors of the mosque that he goes at the same time and visits seven different persons at the same time has reached us. And again, it is known that great saints can be present both in Hajj (pilgrimage) and the mosque and in many other places at the same time and these events are so many that they cannot be denied. So, every individual becomes a kind of mirror of the manifestation of Hazrat Azrael (A.S). Just as the sun is seen in different mirrors in different ways, Hz. Azrael appears different for every individual. Its dreaded appearance to the sinners and good persons is not the same. Every person becomes a kind of mirror of Azrael’s different appearances according to his/her way of life.

Gabriel (A.S) was once seen in the presence of the prophet in the form of a companion called Dihya, at the same time He prostrated in front of the Arsh al-Azam (the Greatest Throne) from west to the east with His great wings and became manifest in thousands of places based on the capacity of those places. Just like this, while Hz. Azrael is a single being but reflects on many places and is luminous, he can be present in thousands of places at the same time and his taking a spirit is not an obstacle for taking another spirit. He appears different for every person. A mirror is seen dark if it is dark and it is seen white if it is white.

The Second View: Angels such as Hz. Gabriel, Michael and Azrael are a kind of commanders and they have helpers. And those helpers are different based on the types of their creation. The angel who takes away the spirits of good people and the learners of science is different. And the angel who takes away the spirits of sinners is different. And so on…

The third view: As we have mentioned before, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) stated the following: “There are some angels that have forty thousand heads, and in each head are forty thousand tongues and with each tongue they utter forty thousand glorifications.”

According to those who hold this third view, Hz. Azrael is a grand angel. He has a different kind of face for every person and a peculiar looking for them. So according to those who hold this view there are faces of Azrael for every person.

No cause or agent, including angels, has a real influence. Power and strength belong only to Allah. And it is the endless strength of Allah that does all works. Angels and other causes are only servants in charge of declaring and spreading the real power which is coming from that strength. So, angels and causes are like the clerks of a government that convey the orders coming from the higher authority.

The reason why angels and other causes are a means of the Works of Allah is the fact that the dignity and power of Allah requires veiling. A great commander does not examine the wards, a governor does not fine in a market like a policeman, or a chief constable does not stop cars like a traffic police. These works are not suitable for their position and dignity so they perform these works through means. Similarly, the dignity and greatness of Allah requires performing tasks through means. The only difference is that the agents of Allah are not administrators and they have no influence or strength. The duty of those angels is the declaration of that strength. So, angels and other causes are a kind of means which were invented for showing the strength and the glory of His divinity. Another wisdom of the creation of angels and causes is because those who are ignorant and careless cannot see the wisdom and beauties in events, they complain of Allah. In order to divert these complaints, angels and causes are set between them. We can understand this mystery with the following example: Hz. Azrael said to Allah Almighty:    

-Your servants will be vexed at me and complain about me when I carry out my duty of seizing the spirits of the dying.

Allah Almighty answered Him with wisdom:

-“I shall make illnesses and calamities a veil to your duties, so my servants’ complaints will be directed at them and not at you.”

Yes, illnesses and calamities are a kind of curtain to Hz. Azrael and a resort to the complaints for awfulness that are thought to be coming from death. Similarly, Hz. Azrael is also a veil to the strength of Allah Almighty and so appointed with that duty in order to divert those complaints towards him and be a resort to some events that are seemingly unmerciful and not appropriate to Allah’s mercy in the event of seizing the spirits. Yes, dignity and grandeur require that causes are curtain-holders to the Hand of Power in the mind’s view, while Divine Unity and Glory demand that causes draw back their hands from the true effect.

The only statement of people who deny the existence of angels is; “we do not see angels; how can we believe something that we do not see?” However, this statement does not only mean the denial of angels but many other things along with it. Man can see very few things in this realm and perceive very few objects with his five senses. For example;

Our eyes can see objects at a magnitude of one fifth of 1mm but it cannot see smaller  ones. In this case, can we deny objects smaller than one fifth of 1mm?

Similarly, man can see rays that have vibrations between 0, 4 and 0, 7. While our eyes can detect rays of this wavelength via the nerves of our retina layer, it cannot see hundreds and even thousands of lights apart from that. X, gamma, ultraviolet, radar, cosmic, x-ray and radioactive rays can be added to this list. So can we deny the existence of all of these rays that we cannot see and can we justified for our denial?

The forces of repulsion and attraction sustain huge systems with the power and permission of God but they are not seen. Nevertheless, no scientist or a sane person denies the existence of such powers. That is, all scientists believe what they do not see. Have you ever seen someone who denies the buoyancy of water, gravity and the repulsion and attraction powers of stars by saying “I cannot see”?

When we look at ourselves by leaving this realm aside, we will see that the faculties in our body such as mind, imagination and memory are much more than the ones that are seen.

If we tried to count what we could not see, it would definitely take a long time. Man cannot see even one a millionth of this universe. Then, can we deny the remaining nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine? If we cannot deny it – we can absolutely not deny it – will it be reasonable to deny the angels that we cannot see? Then, there are two choices:

1- He will deny the existence of angels because he cannot see them and he will have to deny all of the things that he cannot see.

2- He will accept the existence of angels, which is proved through unlimited evidences, as he accepts the existence of many things that he cannot see.

The third way, which is accepting what one wishes and denying what one does not wish, is not actually a way; it is nonsense and deceiving oneself. What underlies under the nonsense of “I do not believe what I do not see” is the mistake of assigning the duty of the mind to the eye. In fact, each sense in man opens the door of a different realm; the duty of a sense is not expected from another sense. For instance, the eye cannot perform the duty of the ear; the nose cannot fulfill the duty of the nose. Man cannot taste food, hear the sound of the nightingale or smell the scent of the rose through his eyes. The eye cannot fulfill the functions of these senses; it cannot fulfill the function of the mind, either. To expect the eye to fulfill the duty of the mind is no different from expecting the duty of the nose from the ear.

To sum up, man does not deny the existence of the things that he cannot see; he proves and accepts their existence acting upon various data, claims and assumptions. Then, he has to accept the existence of angels, too. And it is not something very difficult to accept it since there is so much evidence.

It is possible and true to use all of the evidences that prove the existence of Allah in order to prove the existence of angels. Since Allah exists, the existence of angels is compulsory.  Is it at all possible that Allah, who is the owner of this universe, should cause creatures to speak with one another in hundreds of thousands languages, that He should listen to their speech, know them, and He Himself should not speak? God forbid! Not to speak is a deficiency. Allah is free and away from deficiencies. Since He spoke, He definitely created angels that would communicate with Him because Allah talked to His human prophets through angels. So, all of the evidences that prove the existence of Allah and His attribute of speech prove and necessitate the existence of angels that He addresses. Only Allah can know the true nature of the word of Allah; it is unknown to us.

Is it at all reasonable that Allah created this universe and He should not declare His divine purposes through a decree, that He should not send a book like the Quran, which will solve the riddles of this world and provide the true answers to the three awesome universally-asked questions: “Where do the creatures come from?”, “Where are they going?”, and “Why do they come in convoys, stop by for a while, then pass on?” God forbid! He definitely sent it. Since He sends and will send, He definitely created angels that He will use as a means of sending. So, all of the evidences that prove the existence of Allah and His sending books prove and necessitate the existence of angels.

Is it at all possible and reasonable that Allah Almighty made this universe a permanent book to show His names and placed meanings in a letter like a word, in a word like a line, in a line like a page and in a page like a book and He should not create angels who read them properly and He should deprive His book of being read and its meanings of being understood? God forbid! So, the existence of Allah and the purposes of the creation of this realm necessitate the existence of angels.

Is it at all possible that Allah Almighty made this realm a mosque by decorating it with magnificent verses, meaningful embroidery and created a species in every corner of it to worship and that He should leave the stars, which are like the rooms of this mosque, empty without any worshippers?

Is it at all possible that Allah Almighty created this universe as place of feast and travel, placed His endless bounties in various forms in order to show the beauty of His mercy and compassion, the perfection of His lordship and to make men and jinn praise and thank him and He should not talk to His guests in the feast through His messengers, He should not inform them about their duties of praise and worship and those messengers should not be angels but other beings? God forbid!  So, all of the evidences that prove the existence of Allah and that men have the duties of thanking, praising and worshipping Allah necessitate and prove the existence of angels.

Is it at all possible that an artist who likes his art, wants it to be liked and appreciated by others, wants to make himself known and loved through each of his arts and that he decorates the universe with antique arts like this in order to show all kinds of spiritual beauties should not talk to some great men who are the commanders of living beings in the universe through his messengers and inform them about the perfection of his art and he should leave his fine arts without appreciation, his beautiful names without any praise and his being known and loved without any response?  God forbid! So, the evidences that prove the existence of Allah and His wisdom in creating this realm prove the existence of angels, too.

Is it all possible that the Glorious Monarch who continuously fills and empties the earth with living beings and inhabits this world of ours with conscious creatures in order to make Himself known, worshipped and glorified, should leave the heavens and earth empty and vacant, and not create inhabitants suitable to them and settle them in those lofty palaces, that in His most extensive lands he should leave the sovereignty of His lordship without servants, functionaries, envoys, and majesty; without lieutenants, supervisors, spectators, worshippers, and subjects? God forbid! To the numbers of the angels, God forbid!

Is it at all possible that Allah should write the universe in the form of a book; inscribe the entire life-stories of trees in all their seeds, and write in the seeds of grasses and plants all their vital duties, and record precisely the lives of conscious beings in their memories, as tiny as mustard seeds, and preserve with innumerable photographs all the actions and events in all His dominions and all the eras of His sovereignty, and create mighty Heaven and Hell and the supreme scales of justice for the manifestation and realization of justice, wisdom and mercy, the basis of His lordship, then not have written down the acts of men connected with the universe, nor have their deeds recorded so they may meet with reward or punishment, nor write their good and bad deeds on the tablets of Divine Determining? God forbid! To the number of letters inscribed on them. So, belief in Allah also covers belief in angels who fulfill this duty.

Is it at all possible that Allah should be wise and created this realm with so many wisdoms, made created some uses and benefits in everything and showed His wisdom by giving man’s liver, which is a piece of flesh, more than 400 duties and then should make His wisdom denied by leaving that enormous sky empty? God forbid!  So, all of the evidences that prove the wisdom of Allah Almighty prove the existence of angels, too, because leaving the skies empty is like constructing buildings in which nobody lives, which is contrary to wisdom. If a wise person constructs a building, he will definitely bring people who will live there in order to eliminate the lack of wisdom.  Since Allah is absolutely wise, He will definitely fill the skies with angels and will not make His wisdom denied.

Is it at all possible that the grandeur of sultanate appears and is shown through armies and Allah, who is the Sultan of pre-eternity and post-eternity, should not create armies of angels in order to show His sultanate and leave His sultanate faint and spiritless? God forbid! So, all of the evidences that prove the existence of Allah and His name Sultan prove the existence of angels, too, because the grandeur of the sultanate will not be seen without them.

It is possible to give more examples relating to the issue that all of the evidences that prove the existence of Allah also prove the existence of angels. However, since the issue is understood, we do not want to make more explanations and state the following as a conclusion: all of the evidences that prove the existence of Allah also prove the existence of angels and necessitate their existence.

Then, it will be true to say the following to prove the existence of angels: “There is an order in the universe; therefore, angels are true and real.” That is, the order and system in the universe can be used to prove the existence of angels. Since there is an order in this realm, there is Allah, who established and maintains this order. An order cannot exist without the being that maintains it. Since Allah Almighty exists, the existence of angels is also obligatory as the tens of reasons we have mentioned and have not been able to mention indicate. In conclusion, we can say by showing all of the evidences that prove the existence of Allah, His beautiful names and His holy attributes that the existence of angels is true and real.

Angels are representatives of creatures that glorify Allah unconsciously.

Whoever leaves his personal thoughts aside and looks at the universe with attention he will see the universe as a huge mosque and find the creatures in it in worshipping peculiar to them. The sun is a lamp and stove of this mosque; the moon is its lampion and the stars are candles of it. The sky is the roof of this mosque and the earth is its floor. This is such a mosque that other than humans and some savage animals none go beyond their limits. They fulfill their tasks with utmost obedience. There are two kinds of creatures in this mosque. One of them is those who worship consciously using their wills like humans and jinn; the other group is those who are lifeless and who worship unconsciously like stones, mountains and the sun.

It should be known at first that when lifeless fulfill their duties that are assigned to them, they are regarded to worship.  For example, the worship of chicken is laying eggs, the worship of sun is heating and giving light, the worship of a sheep is giving milk and the worship of a bee is making honey, and so on.

Besides, all of them have a peculiar way of dhikr and glorifying; they perform this unconsciously.  A watch that shows the time but it is unaware of its function. Similarly, these creatures glorify Allah but they do not perform this with their will and conscious. It is possible that Allah Almighty who created them assigned to them the task of glorification and made them work unconsciously.

So, when someone looks at this realm carefully, he will see that both small and unimportant creatures and comprehensive and big creatures have a duty and a universal service. For example, a flower glorifies the names of Allah with its tongue of disposition by displaying the embroidery and art on it;, the garden of earth is also like a kind of a flower. It has a very orderly and comprehensive task of glorifying.

A flower has a declaration and glorification of Allah for its existence in its order. In the same way, a huge tree has an orderly duty and worship with all of its organs like its branches, leaves and flowers.

A tree glorifies with its leaves, fruits and flowers; similarly, the huge sea of skies glorifies Allah Almighty and praises its glorified artist with its sun, stars and moon, which are like its words. And so on…

As we can comprehend this situation of the world of creation with a careful look, we can also realize this by looking at the following verses of the Qur’an:

“The seven heavens and the earth, and all beings therein, declare His glory: there not a thing but celebrates His praise; and yet ye understand not how they declare His glory! Verily He is Oft- Forbearing, Most Forgiving!” (Surah al-Isra-44)

“It was We that made the hills declare, in unison with him, Our Praises, at eventide and at break of day. And the birds gathered (in assemblies): all with him did turn (to Allah).” (Surah Sad -18-19)

“Seest thou not that it is Allah Whose praises all beings in the heavens and on earth do celebrate, and the birds (of the air) with wings outspread? Each one knows its own (mode of) prayer and praise. And Allah knows well all that they do.” (Surah an-Noor - 41)

So, from birds to flowers and from fish to the stars of skies and even lifeless things such as stones and rocks glorify Allah and praise Him. We can realize this either by careful contemplation of the universe or by paying attention to the Qur’an. Thus, angels are appointed with the task of representing the glorifying of the unconscious beings of the universe. That is, every created being glorifies and remembers their Creator, Allah, with a peculiar language and angels represent the unconscious worshipping of them in the inner world.

For this reason, it can be said that all unconscious beings that are in the state of glorification prove the existence of the angels who represent their own glorifications.

Along with this explanation, the meaning of the following hadith is properly understood. The prophet Muhammad (PBUH) states the following;

“There are some angels who have forty thousand heads, and in each head are forty thousand tongues and with each tongue they utter forty thousand Divine glorifications.” Yes, since there is an appointed angel at the head of every creature that is either lifeless and unconscious and that angel represents the glorifications made by that being in the inner world and presents its worship to Allah, the existence of angels as the Prophet informed us is indispensable and reasonable. For example;

A tree has branches up to forty in the form of heads.

In every head, that is, every branch, there are forty flowers in the form of tongues.

Those flowers have orderly thin fringes, colors and art, as with every aspect, they show the manifestations of the names of Allah and read a name of Him and glorifies Allah with many different ways.

That is, this tree is an unconscious being with forty heads, forty tongues in every head and at least forty glorification in every tongue.

Is it at all possible that Allah, who is the wise artist of this tree, should assign it so many duties and glorifications and should not create an angel that is proportionate to the form of that tree knowing its meaning, expressing that meaning and declaring it to the universe consciously and presenting Allah its glorification? Since He will create and has created, that angel needs to be in a form that will represent the glorification of that tree. That is, he should have forty heads like the tree, forty tongues like branches in each head, hundreds of glorifications like flowers in each tongue so that it could perform the same glorification and present it to Allah.

Now, let us have a look at this lifeless and unconscious mountain:

There are one thousand trees on it. That is, this mountain has one thousand heads.

There are a hundred branches on each tree. That is, this mountain has one hundred thousand tongues in its one thousand heads.

There are hundreds of leaves and flowers on each branch of those trees. That is, this mountain has millions of glorifications.

Yes, if this mountain has one thousand trees, one hundred branches on each tree and one one hundred leaves and flowers on each branch, it is a creature with one thousand heads, one hundred thousand tongues and hundreds of glorification in each tongue; the angel that will represent the unconscious glorifications of this being in the inner world should be like that. That is, it should have one thousand heads and each head should have one hundred thousand tongues; and each tongue should have hundreds of glorification. Now think of the greatness of the angel that will represent the glorifications performed by the world. How many heads, tongues and glorifications should it have? And think of the greatness of the angel that will represent the glorifications performed by the milky way galaxy.

There are three hundred billion stars in our galaxy. That is, the angel that will represent our galaxy should have three hundred billion heads.

It should have as many tongues as the beings in each star.

It should have as many glorifications as the organs and parts of each being.

Can you imagine the greatness of this angel, whose greatness numbers cannot express? If our galaxy were an angel, it would be an angel with three hundred billion heads and trillions of tongues in each head and innumerable glorification in each tongue. The majestic Creator, who created our galaxy in such a magnificent form, definitely created the angels that will represent the glorifications of our galaxy in that magnificent form.

To sum up, the angels have been appointed to represent the glorification of these beings that have no consciousness. That is, every being mentions the name of Allah and remembers him, who is their creator, with a language peculiar to them. The angels represent their worship, which they perform without consciousness, in the realm of soul and angels.

All of the evidences that prove the existence of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) also prove the existence of angels. We reach this conclusion with the following items:

1- All evidences that prove the prophethood of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) show that He is the apostle of Allah.

2- Since he is the apostle of Allah, then it is not possible for Him to resort to lying, by any means, which is the deed of liars and inferiors.

3- And since it is not possible for him to lie, then all of what he says is right and true.

4- And since he informed about the existence of angels and mentioned about meeting them, then angels definitely exist and should exist. Is it all possible that what he said does not exist and is not present?

In that case, we can present an evidence that proves the existence of angels as follows: “There are angels and they are true because, the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) showed hundreds of miracles.”

That is, if we use the miracles of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as an evidence for the existence of angels, this will be right and true.

1- Since he showed miracles, then he must be the apostle of Allah because none showed miracles other than Rasuls (messengers).

2- And as he is a prophet with the sign of the indications of His miracles, he does not tell lies and resort to any lies. And Allah forbid, He does not say “I met” the person of whom he does not meet, or say “I saw” the person of whom He does not see as if He is slandering Allah who sent himself as a prophet.

3- Since He claims that he saw and met, his claim is right and what He saw is right. There is no other option.

Consequently, we can say that; foremost the miracles of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH), his honesty, high ethics, piety, telling no lies in any moment of His life and hundreds of evidences that prove his prophethood also prove the existence of angels that he informed. So;

He who cannot deny the prophethood of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) cannot deny the existence of angles.

He who cannot deny the miracles of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH) cannot deny angles, either.

He who cannot deny the morals, piety, and honesty of the prophet Muhammad cannot deny angels.

In short: He who cannot deny all of the evidences of the prophethood of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) cannot deny the existence of angels. Alas! Who can deny the prophethood of this person whose prophethood has been proven with the witnessing of thousand proofs? And who can attribute lies to this person? And who can doubt about the words of this person? God forbid! We do not doubt about the existence of the people who are living in continents that we do not see but we believe them based on the narrations of the people who go there and of their observations; in the same way, we could not and should not doubt the news of especially the prophet Muhammad (PBUH), who travelled and saw the inner realm and other prophets and saints!

The Book of Universe was written to be read. 

Why a is book written? Of course, for reading.

Then, why is a picture drawn or painted? Of course, for viewing.

Or why is an exhibition held? Of course, for the visitors.

In that case, we can say that, writing a book which is not going to be read, drawing a picture which will not be displayed and holding an exhibition without visitors is meaningless and nonsensical.

Now let us ask a question: You see a book which has been written by a very wise author… Do you ever doubt whether it will be read or not? Of course not! For the skill of that author does not let a book that will not be read be written. Since he wrote a book, he will let it be read.

Or you see a very skillful artist that has made a splendid picture… Do you ever doubt whether it will be viewed or not by others? Of course not! As this artist is very skillful, he does not draw a picture that will not be viewed. Since he drew it, of course he will let it be viewed.

Or imagine a person, who is a very talented organizer, should hold an exhibition; is it all possible that this exhibition will be opened without any visitors? Of course not! Because, an exhibition is held for visitors and excursion. Without them, such an exhibition has no value. And if they do not visit, opening these exhibitions and organizing them would be meaningless. Of course, the wisdom and talent of this organizer will not let the occurrence of such meaninglessness.

After those thoughts, we can reach a conclusion as follows:

- A book which is written by a famous author requires readers;

- A picture which is drawn by a skillful person requires admirers and viewers;

- And an exhibition fair which is held by a talented organizer requires the existence of visitors.

Similarly, this world and realm is a book which is written with wisdom. It is an artful picture. It is a bazaar prepared on the way of its guests and an exhibition opened for visitors.

Of course, there is a need for creatures that will read the book of this realm and meditate the meanings of it. Now let us read the book of flower. What did its author write in it? Which names are manifest on it?

- The name of Allah, “al-Ba’ith” is manifested by a flower’s coming out of soil.

-The name of Allah, “al-Faliq” (the Cleaver) is manifested by a seed’s being cleaved.

- The name of Allah, “al-Mulawwin” is manifested by a flower’s being colored.

- The name of Allah, al-Muzayyin” is manifested by a flower’s being ornamented.

-The name of Allah, “al-Muhyi” is manifested by a flower’s having life to a certain extent.

- The names of Allah, “al-Musawwir and al-Bari” are manifested by a flower’s shape.

-The names of Allah, ar-Razzaq, ar-Rahman, al-Karim, al-Mun’im and al-Muqit” are manifested by a flower’s being nourished.

- The names of Allah, al-Wahid, al-Ahad and al-Fard are manifested by a flower’s resembling similar flowers.

-The name of Allah, al-Khaliq is manifested by a flower’s being created.

-The name of Allah, al-Mumit is manifested by a flower’s death.

-The name of Allah, al Hakim is manifested by a flower’s being given many benefits.

- The name of Allah, al-Quddus is manifested by a flower’s being clean and many other names that we cannot finish by counting.

That is, there are countless names within the book of a flower. That book is just like an ode of al-Asma al-Husna (the most beautiful names of Allah). You will see a name of Allah being written in any line and word of it.

Then what is our rule?

Our rule is as follows: A book is written for reading. Writing a book which is not going to be read by anyone is nonsensical and meaningless. Since every book is written for the purpose of reading, discussing and meditating, who will read, discuss and meditate the divine names of this book of flower which has been written with wisdom?

It is clear that humans and Jinn do not and cannot perform this task properly. Now think of the books written under the seas, in the soil and in the lamps of heavens! The sight of humans and Jinn cannot even reach those places. Then how can they read, discuss and meditate the books written there?

Then in order to deny the existence of angels:

1-God forbid! It is necessary to deny the wisdom of Allah and again –God forbid to accept that He is doing unnecessary things. Once this insane delusion is accepted, all of these creatures and the universe which have been created with thousands of wisdom will humiliate and blind the person who denies it?

2- It is necessary to deny the books of the universe. If there were not any books, then there would be no need for reading and meditating. That is, there will be no need for angels any longer. This is only possible by denying the universe, the material inside of it and considering everything as a dream along with his own existence. It is impossible for a sane person to accept this. In that case, there remains only a single option; accepting the existence of angels and spiritual beings who are capable of reading, discussing and meditating the meanings of this endless book. It is as definite and clear as the existence of the books.

Since this realm itself and everything in it is a kind of book and demands readers and meditators, and on the other hand, it is a picture and painting which has been made artistically. Look at birds! How they are painted differently. Some birds may have 7-8 different colors. Look at butterflies! How they are ornamented and decorated. Look at trees! How they are beautified with leaves and fruits. After seeing them, can anyone be suspicious about the existence of angels?

Since a simple picture proves the existence of viewers and it becomes nonsensical when they do not exist; is it all possible that this realm, which is as valuable as very  artistic pictures and the material things in it, does not want  viewers? Of course, it wants!

Then, is it possible to say that humans and jinn perform this task properly? Of course not..! Let alone human’s viewing the pictures in front of him, since their perceiving of this realm is so weak, how can they perform the task of viewing properly? Moreover, they cannot watch what they see because of heedlessness. Then, is there not a necessity for beings who always see and view these extraordinary pictures and arts? Of course, there is and they are angels and spiritual beings.

Since a picture is made for viewing and it is not appropriate for wisdom to draw a picture without viewers. Allah will definitely not leave the pictures that He drew without any viewers and will let them be viewed by angels. In order to deny this:

1- It is necessary to deny the visible pictures and work of arts in the universe,

2- Or it is necessary to accuse Allah (God forbid) who is the owner of these arts of ignorance; neither of these two options is possible.

In that case, there remains only a single option; Allah, who created all of the things in the universe in the form of an exceptional work of art, will definitely create beings that will view those pictures and appreciate and praise Him and His art by saying, “Mashaallah, barakallah; how beautifully they were created!”. This is the loftiest purpose of creation. The ones that will fulfill this duty are angels and spiritual beings. 

When we see the universe as a book, the existence of angels that will read it and meditate the meanings in it becomes necessary.  When we see the universe as an artistic painting, the existence of angels that will view it, and appreciate and praise its maker becomes necessary. Similarly, when we see this realm as a market and exhibition of works of art, the existence of angels that will enliven the market, and watch and visit the exhibition becomes necessary.

To sum up, that Allah decorated this universe with innumerable fine arts, perfect adornments, significant beauties and wise embroidery demands clearly the views and the existence of meditators and appreciators.

Beauty necessitates a lover. Similarly, this endless beautiful art necessitates the existence of angels and spiritual beings that are its lovers.

Since these endless works of art necessitate endless meditation and worship and since humans and jinn can do only one out of a million of the meditation and worship that necessitate endless duty, infinite meditation, great deal of worship and wise sight, species of endless angels are necessary to fulfill those endless duties, to fulfill the ranks of this universe, which is like a mosque, and to enliven it.  

Indeed, a group of the spiritual beings and angels are present in every part of the universe, each charged with a duty of worship. They view this realm and meditate it with Divine permission. They fulfill many duties that humans and jinn do not fulfill.

Denial in the face of Proving has no value at all and has very little strength. For example, in order to understand the beginning of Ramadan, it is enough to see the moon in the shape of crescent.  So, when two persons prove the existence of the crescent moon by saying that “we have seen it”, which is an indicator of the beginning of Ramadan, but as opposed to them thousands of notables and scholars deny them by saying “we haven’t”, then their denial would be insignificant and has no strength. And regardless of their denial, it will be accepted that Ramadan has started. That is, the word of two persons, “we have seen it” instead of the word of a thousand people, “we haven’t” will be preferred.

The explanation of this truth is as follows: Proving supports one another and becomes strong. On the other hand, there is no difference in denial even it is made by one or a thousand; deniers remain alone. The person who proves does not look at his own self and thought. He looks at the outside and judges based on truth. For example, someone says: “There is a moon in the sky”, his friend approves it and sees the same; they come together and become strong.

On the other hand, when denial is in question looking at outside and giving judgment according to the truth is not possible. In denial, there is only judging by thoughts and suspicion. “A denial which is not personal and which is not based on a special place cannot be proved” is a famous rule. For example, if I say, “There exists coconut in the world and you say, “It does not exist”, I can easily prove my claim by showing a single coconut. However, in order to prove its non-existence, you must search; look and see every corner of the world so that you can say, “there is not any”. If you said, “there is not any”, you would judge without looking at truth and based on only personal thought and suspicion, which has no value and strength.

Since deniers cannot look at truth, it is certain that they judge according to their thoughts, reasoning and perceptions. Of course, the people who deny cannot support and help each other either because causes and reasons that prevent them from seeing the truth are different from one another. For example, some group of people who deny the existence of the crescent moon in our example would say, “we were sleeping”. Another group would say, “we could not see since it was cloudy”. And also some would say “we could not see since we have visual impairment” and so on… So, the results even differ by the variety of words as “in my opinion and in my view” or “I think”, and in that case there will be no solidarity and strengthening of one another. Everyone can say, “I do not see or I do not believe”. However, none could say, “there is not”. If someone said, he would tell a lie as big as the world related to belief which is connected to the whole universe.

In short: The result in proving is one; it looks at the external and truth, but does not act by its own thought and self. Because of this, there is solidarity and strengthening of one another. In denial, looking at the external and truth is not in question. There is a judgment according soul and apprehension. For this reason, they cannot give strength to one another. At this point of truth, the majority of unbelievers and deniers have no value in the subject of belief related to the existence of angels. They cannot harm the belief of a believer because they cannot prove their denials and cannot, do not and will not see the truth. They judge by their own thoughts. Let us look at the issue of belief in angles, which is our issue: A person, who denies the existence of angels, must travel the whole universe and look at every corner in order to prove his denial. This is not enough; he must show it us, too. He must even travel to the past and future and look so that he can prove his word, “there is not”. When he cannot succeed in doing it, his word, “there is not” is only his apprehension and suspicion. That is, “it does not exist” according to him but not in reality. It is not possible for him to deny in reality because as we have mentioned before, denial is divided into two:

The first one: Somebody says, “A certain thing does not exist at a certain place or in a particular direction.” For instance, to say, “There are no apples in this room. This kind of denial can be proved because it is possible to see and to show the whole room.

The second one is to deny the realities of belief related to the hereafter and centuries. This kind of denial cannot in any fashion be proved. What is needed to prove such denial is a vision that shall encompass the whole universe, behold the hereafter, and observe every aspect of time without limit. Then, even if thousands of philosophers who deny the existence of angels come together, they are regarded as one person; they cannot support the views of one another and they cannot testify for one another because they made judgments based on their thoughts and apprehensions. None of them searched every corner of the universe and looked for angels. However, those who accept the existence of angels did not make judgments based on their own thoughts but on evidence and looked outside. That is, the word of two people that prove is stronger and more valuable than the word of one thousand philosophers who deny.

Then, how can the words of philosophers who make their judgmentsbased on their thoughts and apprehensions be believed regarding issues of belief, on which hundreds of thousands of saints like Abdulqadir Gaylani,who beheld Allah’s Sublime Throne while still on the earth, who spent ninety years advancing in spiritual work, and who unveiled the truths of belief with the certainty at the degree of knowledge, agree? Are not their words, denials and objections drowned out like the buzzing of a mosquito by the roaring of thunder?

The Agreement of Experts on the existence of Angels proves the existence of them.

It is a general rule that; “the words of experts of a science or art are valid when a conflicted issue is in question. No matter how genius a person is, his word has no value when he is not from that science or that field of art.” For example, in the diagnosis of an insignificant illness, the word of a great engineer has no value. In the field of medicine, the right to speak belongs to the doctors and the word of an ordinary doctor is preferable to the word of a great genius who is not a doctor.

Just like this, regarding the issues of religion and belief, the words of scholars and investigators are valid; the words of a materialistic philosopher are not respected. Especially the unbelief expression of a great philosopher, who devoted himself to material things and detached himself from spirituality and as a result became blind and dull in the face of light, has no value and is considered insignificant by religion. So, the right to speak on the subject of the existence of Angles belongs to scholars who are expert in this area. All of them come to an agreement on the subject of the existence of angels. What force can refute their claim and overrule them?

Yes, the belief in Angels which we elaborate is such a subject that;

• All prophets informed and taught about them to their people,

• All divine religions accepted their existence,

• All awliya (saints) have an agreement based on their experience,

• All asfiya (selected people) and scholars witnessed their existence based on their proofs,

So, there is a great consensus and agreement in our subject. All of the scholars who prefer reasoning and those who prefer verses and hadiths agree on it.

Even the excessive materialist philosophers called “Mashshais” (Peripatetic philosophers) cannot deny the existence of angels and say, “every species has an abstract spirit peculiar to it”; they define angels like that.

The philosophers called “ishraqiyyun” (illuminationists) had to accept the meaning of angels but named wrongly as “ten minds” and “lords of species”.

Even the Materialists and Naturalists, whose reasoning is restricted to what is immediately apparent to them have been unable to find a way to deny the reality and meaning of the angels; they have been compelled to affirm them in one respect by claiming them to be one of the natural laws, although they described them wrongly, naming them “kuwwa-yi sariya”, that is, flowing forces. Although they disagreed on the term, they agreed on the meaning of angels.

Now, we address the person who doubts the existence of the angels as follows: O wretched man who is reluctant to accept existence of the angels! What do you base this view on and what facts do you rely on that you deny an issue that all of the scholars who prefer reasoning accept consciously or unconsciously and the existence of beings that the religious people agree on and you oppose their unanimous agreement?

Since all of the wise and religious people and scholars who prefer reasoning and those who prefer verses and hadiths agree unanimously that the beings do not consist of the beings in the visible realm only.  Since this world of ours has been filled to such a degree with animate creatures and beings with spirits, it is definite that the beings do not live in this realm only. There are many other levels of existence; this visible realm is an embroidered curtain compared to them.

All proofs that prove the prophethood of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) also prove the existence of angels; similarly, all proofs that prove the Qur’an is the word of Allah prove the existence of angels. We reach this judgment through the following steps:

1- The Qur’an is the word of Allah with all evidences proving that it comes from Allah.

2- Since it is the word of Allah, then –God forbid- it does not contain any lies or superstitions. What it contains is right and true.

3- And since it is impossible that it contains any superstitions, everything that it informs is real and true.

4- And since the Qur’an informs about the existence of angles, there are angels definitely and there should be. Is it all possible that something informed by such a book should not exist?

Let us present the following proof about the existence of angels: “Angels exist and they are true because what the Qur’an informs about the past and future have become true.” That is, if we use the news of the Qur’an that becomes true as a proof for the existence of angels, this will be right and true.

1- Since the news of it about the past and future has become true, it must be the word of Allah because no one can know the unseen other than Allah.

2- And since it is the word of Allah by the news that became true, it does not contain any lies or superstitions.

3- And since it does not contain any lie or superstition, what it informs is definitely true and real. There is no other option.

4- And since it informed about the existence of angels, there is no room for any doubt. 

In conclusion we can say that all evidences that prove the Qur’an is the word of Allah also prove that angels do exist because it informs about the past and the future, its miracles, nothing similar to it has been presented up to the present time, its repetition does not bore people and it is memorized by hundreds of thousands of hafizes; no human word has been memorized like that.

1- He who cannot deny that the Qur’an is the word of Allah cannot deny the existence of angels.

2- He who cannot deny the miracles of the Qur’an cannot deny angels.

3- He who cannot present something similar to the Qur’an cannot deny angels.

4- To sum up: He who cannot refute evidences that prove that the Qur’an is the word of Allah cannot deny the existence of angels, either.

Now let us listen to the Qur’an and hear its news about angels:

Angels are (but) servants raised to honour. They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His command. (Surah al-Anbiya, 26-27)

The Night of Power is better than a thousand Months. Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah's permission, on every errand. (Surah al-Qadr, 3-4)

Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels and prophets to Gabriel and Michael-Lo! Allah is an enemy to those who reject faith. (Surah al-Baqara, 98)

And to Allah doth obeisance all that is in the heavens and on earth whether moving (living) creatures or the angels: for none are arrogant (before their Lord). (Surah an-Nahl, 49)

Up to now, we have analyzed the evidences about the existence of angels in the work titled “Belief in Angels”. In the second part of this work, we will answer questions about angels that are asked most frequently.

If the existence of a single angel is proved, the existence of its kind is accepted.

The existence of angels is a kind of subject that when the existence of a single one is proved then the existence of its kind is accepted. Seeing a single angel is enough for accepting its kind because whoever denies must deny them all. A person who accepts one must accept of its kind, too.

Then in order to deny the existence of angels, it is necessary to deny the sources of pride of mankind, who are the prophets, saints and selected people and the others, and to deny their statements claiming that they met angels from the time of Hz. Adam (PBUH) up to now and to ignore their statements. This is not something possible to accept for a sane person. Since this is the truth, look! Do you not see and hear that from the time of Hz. Adam (PBUH) up to now, thousands of people whose place and time are different, declared that they met angels and what they said and informed about have been found consistent. Since a person’s meeting with a single angel is enough to prove the existence of all angels, how else can the agreement of thousands whose agreement on falsity is not possible on the same subject  be explained but by the existence of angels?

Is it all possible that, not a single angel is seen apparently, witnessed certainly and their existence is not perceived but there is a consensus and agreement on this issue and this agreement can continue in all ages?

Is it all possible that a groundless apprehension and a false assumption can exist, continue and survive in all human revolutions and beliefs of all humans? Is it all possible that the acknowledgement that was constituted by the consensus and agreement of companions of religion is not a belief which is based on observation and evidence? Is it all possible that this great agreement is not based on infinite signs, observations, and events but judged by only imagination? Is it all possible that the existence of angels whose news was given by prophets and saints, who are the suns, stars and moons of humanity, in a way of tawatur (definite way) along with a spiritual agreement and witnessing can cause suspicion? As we have expressed before, they are the experts of this subject. It is well known that experts are preferred to thousands of ordinary people. Besides, they are experts on this issue. They are preferred to people who deny.

In short: When the existence of a single angel is witnessed in the course of time, it proves the existence of all of them. How else can the agreement of thousands whose agreement on falsity is not possible on the same subject be explained but by the existence of angels since it is enough to prove the existence of all angels even a single person’s meeting with a single angel? So, this proves that the existence of angels is right and true!

The essence and value of life is a proof that the skies cannot be empty of angels and spiritual beings. It is as follows:

Life is the most important cause of this universe. It is the utmost result of it.

It is the utmost benefaction and the most perfect result of it.

It is the most wonderful art of this realm in terms of its value and essence.

A lifeless material which is even as big as a mountain would be an orphan, poor and lonely. Its relationship is only with the place it is located in and the things that intervene in it. In this regard, nothing in the universe is nonexistent when compared with that mountain because it has neither a life so that it can have a relation with it, nor a mind to be concerned with the materials of it. Now look at the tiny body of a honeybee. The moment life enters into it, it establishes such a relation with the whole universe and it starts to have such a trade with the whole universe mostly with the plants and flowers of the earth that it may virtually speak as follows: “This earth is my garden and land of trade.” This bee establishes a kind of friendship with the earth thanks to life and has a possession.

By considering all qualities of life, it can be said that there is no existence without life. It is just like nonexistence.

Since life has such an importance and this small world has been filled with various life forms because of its importance, the following result is definitely reached: these heavenly palaces and high towers of skies have been filled up with life forms peculiar to them and that have life and conscious. These luminous beings live there just like fish live in water. 

Imagine an aquarium which has been prepared perfectly and adorned but which has no fish in. In that case, the beauty of this aquarium has no meaning. Similarly, if this universe which has been created with wisdom and adorned but has not been  enlivened with life forms, it will lose its beauty and wisdom just like that aquarium.  

Now think. If there were no life forms in our world, how would the world be? Would it have any importance? If its mountains were made of gold, its stones were ruby and its soil were emerald, would it have any importance? Let alone the world, if Paradise were deprived of life forms despite its beauty and had no living beings, would it be of any importance? Definitely not!

Since life is so precious and is an essential part of the existence, how can it be said that the skies are empty and lifeless?

Is it possible that Allah Almighty, who gave so much importance to life and who is enlivening it with life forms every moment with so many important results, would let the stars be empty and unadorned? Would His wisdom let it be so? Definitely not!

For this reason, He created beings known as angels and spiritual beings and made them the inhabitants and viewers of those places.