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5677 Ruh: "The Spirit". Cf. lxxviii. 38, "the Spirit and the angels"; and xcvii. 4, "the angels and the Spirit". In xvi. 2, we have
translated Ruh by "inspiration". Some Commentators understand the angel Gabriel by "the Spirit". But I think a more
general meaning is possible, and fits the context better. (70.4)
74:31 - And We have set none but angels as guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their
number only as a trial for Unbelievers in order that the people of the Book may arrive at
certainty and the Believers may increase in Faith and that no doubts may be left for the People
of the Book and the Believers and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers
may say "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He
pleaseth and guide whom He pleaseth; and none can know the forces of the Lord except He
and this is no other than a warning to mankind. 5794579557965797
5794 Cf. lxvi. 6, and n. 5540. There was a great volume of angelology in the religious literature of the People of the Book
(i.e., the Jews and Christians) to whom (among others) an appeal is made in this verse. The Essenes, a Jewish
brotherhood with highly spiritual ideas; to which perhaps the prophet Jesus himself belonged, had an extensive
literature of angelology. In the Midrash also, which was a Jewish school of exegesis and mystical interpretation, there
was much said about angels. The Eastern Christian sects contemporary with the birth of Islam had borrowed and
developed many of these ideas, and their mystics owed much to the Gnostics and the Persian apocalyptic systems. In
the New Testament the relation of the angels with Fire is referred to more than once. In Rev. ix. 11 we have "the angel
of the bottomless pit, whose naine in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name
Apollyon". In Rev. xiv. 18 there is an "angel which had power over fire", and in Rev. xvi. 8 an angel has "power ...
given unto him to scorch men with fire". In the Old Testament (Daniel vii. 9-10) the essence of all angels is fire:
thousand thousands of them issued as a fiery stream from before the Ancient of Days, whose "throne was like the
fiery flame, and His wheels as burning fire". (74.31)
78:38 - The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks none shall speak except any
who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious and he will say what is right. 59115912
79:1 - By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence; 59165917
5917 'There is much difference of opinion among the Commentators as to the five things or beings mentioned in these
verses. I follow the general opinion in my interpretation, which is that angels are referred to as the agency which in
their dealings with mankind show clearly Allah's Justice, Power, and Mercy, which again point to the Judgment to
come, as a certainty which none can evade. The first point, referred to in this verse, is that the souls of the wicked are
loath to part with their material body at death, but their will will not count: their souls will be wrenched out into another
world. Who will then deny Resurrection and Judgment? (79.1)
79:2 - By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed); 5918
82:10 - But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you 6007
6007 Besides the faculties given to man to guide him, and the Form and Personality through which he can rise by stages to
the Presence of Allah, there are spiritual agencies around him to help and protect him, and to note down his Record,
so that perfect justice may be done to him at the end. For these Guardian Angels, see 1. 17-18, and n. 4954. (82.10)
89:22 - And thy Lord cometh and His angels rank upon rank
97:3 - The Night of Power is better than a thousand Months. 6218
97:4 - Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah's permission on every errand: 6219
6219 The Spirit: usually understood to be the angel Gabriel. (97.4)
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
Hadith 8.417 Narrated by
Abu Huraira
Allah 's Apostle said, "Allah has some angels who look for those who celebrate the Praises of Allah on the roads and paths.
And when they find some people celebrating the Praises of Allah, they call each other, saying, "Come to the object of your
pursuit.' " He added, "Then the angels encircle them with their wings up to the sky of the world." He added, "(After those
people celebrated the Praises of Allah, and the angels go back), their Lord, asks them (those angels)--though He knows
better than them--'What do My slaves say?' The angels reply, 'They say: Subhan Allah, Allahu Akbar, and Alham-du-lillah.'
Allah then says 'Did they see Me?' The angels reply, 'No! By Allah, they didn't see You.'
Allah says, How it would have been if they saw Me?' The angels reply, 'If they saw You, they would worship You more
devoutly and celebrate Your Glory more deeply, and declare Your freedom from any resemblance to anything more often.'
Allah says (to the angels), 'What do they ask Me for?' The angels reply, 'They ask You for Paradise.' Allah says (to the
angels), 'Did they see it?' The angels say, 'No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.' Allah says, How it would have been if
they saw it?' The angels say, 'If they saw it, they would have greater covetousness for it and would seek It with greater zeal
and would have greater desire for it.' Allah says, 'From what do they seek refuge?' The angels reply, 'They seek refuge from
the (Hell) Fire.' Allah says, 'Did they see it?' The angels say, 'No By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.' Allah says, How it
would have been if they saw it?' The angels say, 'If they saw it they would flee from it with the extreme fleeing and would
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