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Iman (faith) is to proclaim the Kalimah (principle) with the tongue and affirm its truth
with the heart. In the Kalimah one has to bear/witness to the truth in the following
words: "I bear witness that there is no god (deity) but Allah and I bear witness that
Muhammad is the Servant and Apostle of Allah." By proclaiming this Kalimah one
implicitly believes in the following Articles of Faith:
a.
One of the names and attributes of Allah is Al Haqq (The Truth). In reading and
understanding the Qur'an, a Muslim man or a Muslim woman is seeking the truth.
Muslims say Islam is the religion of Truth. As defined above our Iman (faith) is
affirmation of the truths and not blind beliefs.
There are religions whose followers believe the idols to be gods or Jesus to be Son of
God. There are people who worship fire as god or natural entities or forces as gods.
There are people who even worship Satan. One can have belief or faith in anything.
So what is the difference between a Muslim and a non-Muslim. As pointed out before,
the-Muslim's Iman is affirmation of the truth. In Dawah work a Muslim may
encounter the challenge in the Article of Faith in "Angels." In other words a Muslim
has to answer the question "Do Angels exist?" and what is the truth?
From the Qur'an we know that human beings are made from clay and the Jinns are
made of smokeless fire. The angels have no gender (neither male nor female).
All life on earth is made of Carbon and water. Living things on earth need energy for
their activities. Some of these activities are chemical reactions, which need a supply
of energy. This supply of energy comes from the foods we eat, particularly the sugars.
Fat is also a source of (stored) energy. When sugars (glucose) are oxidized by
metabolism with oxygen they are converted into water, carbon dioxide and energy.
This process is called respiration. Life as we know on earth consists of cells, etc.,
based on Carbon and chemical reactions and cannot be applied- to life and creatures
based on physical reactions found on earth and elsewhere. For example, the author
has shown that the Jinns have a more complex basis for their life involving electrical
charges as well as magnetic forces. The positive and negative ions interact and
respond to the presence of magnetic forces which in turn affect the stable structure
and movement of the Jinns: This situation is similar to the influence of proteins and
nucleic acids in earthly life.
In order to explain the existence of the angels, one must know the nature of the
angels. From the Hadith we get the following information:
1.
2. They do not have any free will or an independent will to act on their own.
That is they have only a one-dimensional nature, something like a programmed
robot
3. They carry out without question all the Commands (laws) of Allah and do not
oppose or neglect them in any way.
4.
Like everything in the Universe, day and night they are engaged in praising
and glorifying Allah and are never tired of this.
5.
They carry out their functions honestly, efficiently and responsibly and are
never guilty of shirking work.
6. The number of angels is only known to Allah, however four of them are well
known: Gabriel (conveys Allah's revelations and messages to the Prophets); Israfil
(by Allah's Command will blow into the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection);
Michael (arranges for rainfall and supply of provisions to the creatures' of Allah, with
His Command); and Izrail (takes people's souls at the time of death).
7. Two angels, called 'Munkar' and 'Nakir' arc sent to the graves to question a
person after his/her death.
These angels are called the Noble Scribes (Karamun, Katibun). LXXXII: 10-12
And if it were
In explaining this Ayah one of the scholars says that the angels are created without a
father or a mother and that they do not eat and drink. That is they do not have any
emotions including passion and they are devoid of instincts (biological urges). They
cannot commit sin nor disobey.
Scientific Views
Angels can be interpreted as Messengers or Instruments of Allah's Will, and may have
a few or numerous errands entrusted to them.
The scientific concept which very closely describes the angels is the electromagnetic
force (electromagnetic radiation). If angels are made of light then light is made of
electromagnetic radiation, which travels at 186,000 miles per second. Like angels
electromagnetic force obeys the laws of nature incessantly without mistake and has.
No free will or an independent will of its own. Hence it has a one-dimensional nature
like angels. Electromagnetic radiation has no gender, no emotions including passions
and has no instincts or biological urges. It is invisible except in the visible range of
the electromagnetic spectrum (4,000 to 7,000 Angstroms wavelength).
The Qur'an mentions that angels came in -the form of humans to Prophet Ibrahim,
Prophet Lot and the Hadith mentions about angel Gabriel talking to Prophet
Muhammad " " in the form of human being. This is also not difficult to understand
because we can create Holographic images, which are three-dimensional human
figures that can talk using laser light and white light (visible light). Again, laser light
and white light are electromagnetic radiation. Communication is possible by means of
radio waves or microwaves, which are also electromagnetic radiation.
The four angels can be explained in terms of the four forces that exist in nature. These
four obey the laws of Allah incessantly without any mistake, without any
disobedience. These four forces are the Gravitational Force, Electromagnetic Force,
Weak Force, and the Strong or Nuclear Force.