Guide-to-Sound-Creed-A-Book-on-Muslim-Creed-and-Faith
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Prin."inl.. 2: Belief in the<br />
173<br />
It signifies that man is accompanied by angels, who keep watching his<br />
fr<strong>on</strong>t <strong>and</strong> back, but leave him <strong>on</strong>ly at times when Allah's Divine Decree is<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> take place; namely, when Allah decrees something such as a disease or a<br />
misfortune. Some ofthe angels are also in charge ofrecording people's deeds.<br />
Allah says:<br />
" .••Seated <strong>on</strong> the right <strong>and</strong> <strong>on</strong> the left. He [i.e., man] does not utter<br />
any word except that with him is an observer prepared [<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> record]:'<br />
And says:<br />
(Qur'an: Qaf: 17-18 )<br />
'~ indeed, [appointed] overyou arekeepers, noble<strong>and</strong> recording?'<br />
Allah's Messenger (PBUH) is also reported <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> have said:<br />
C~ngels come <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> you in successi<strong>on</strong> by night <strong>and</strong> day."<br />
(Qur'an: AI-Infit3r: 10)<br />
Therefore, each pers<strong>on</strong> is accompanied by angels who guard him against all<br />
harms <strong>and</strong> by others who keep registering his deeds.<br />
Am<strong>on</strong>g the angels is a group who are in chargeofwombs <strong>and</strong>the development<br />
of the fetus. According <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Prophetic hadith, narrated by Ibn Mas'tid (may<br />
Allah be pleased with him), Allah's Messenger (PBUH) is reported <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> have said:<br />
«(As regards your creati<strong>on</strong>), every<strong>on</strong>e ofyou is collected in the<br />
womb ofhis mother for the first forty days, <strong>and</strong> then he becomes<br />
a clot for other forty days, <strong>and</strong> then a piece offlesh for other forty<br />
days. Then Allah sends an angel <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> breathe the soul [created by<br />
Allah] in<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> him <strong>and</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> write four words: his deeds, time of his<br />
death, means ofhis livelihood, <strong>and</strong> whether he will be wretched or<br />
blessed (in religi<strong>on</strong>)."<br />
Another group ofthe angels is in charge oftaking souls. Almighty Allah says:<br />
(~•• Until, when death comes <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong>e ofyou, Our messengers [i.e ••<br />
angels ofdeath] take him. <strong>and</strong> they do notfail [in their duties]."<br />
And says:<br />
(Qur'an: AI-An' am: 61)<br />
"Say, 'The Angel ofDeath, who has been entrusted with you, will<br />
take your souls. Then <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> your Lord you will be returned: "<br />
(Qur'an: As-Sajdah: 11)
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