Knowing The Angels by Muhammad Mustafa Al-Jibaly pdf

Knowing The Angels by Muhammad Mustafa Al-Jibaly

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 KNOWING THE ANGELS BY MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA AL-JIBALY

Book contents

• Opening Sermon
• Our Mission: Purification and Cultivation
• Purification
  • Purifying Our Sources of Knowledge
  • Purifying Our Beliefs
  • Purifying Our Actions
• Cultivation
  • Becoming True Followers of the Salaf
  • Calling to the Pure Religion
  • Presenting the Islamic Solution
• A Word to Parents and Educators
• The Goals of True Education
• Faults in Current Islamic Curricula
• Mending the Rift

THE SECOND PILLAR OF FAITH

• The Six Pillars of Faith
• Belief in the Angels
• When Were the Angels Created?
• Number of the Angels
• Names of the Angels
• Angels That We Know
• Is Satan an Angel?
• Carrying an Angel’s Name
• Where Are the Angels?
• Do the Angels Die?
• Contents vi Knowing the Angels
• Are the Angels Better than the Believers?
• Questions and Exercises

QUALITIES OF THE ANGELS

• The Angels Vary in Status
• “Physical” Qualities of the Angels
• They Were Created from Light
• They Have Wings
• They Are Powerful
• They Are Large
• They Are Beautiful
• Their Color
• They Do Not Become Hungry, Tired, or Bored
• They Do Not Eat
• They Travel Fast
• They Take Differet Forms
• They Do Not Have Gender
• Some Animals Can See Them
• Character of the Angels
• They Are Noble and Good
• They Know as Much as Allah Teaches Them
• They Like to Listen to Qur’an
• They Like To Listen To Thikr
• They Are Shy
• They Hate Bad Smells
• They Dislike Dogs, Pictures, and Bells
• Questions and Exercises

WHAT THE ANGELS DO

• How the Angels Behave with Allah
• They Are Close to Allah
• They Constantly Worship and Glorify Allah
• They Pray in Straight Lines
• They Make Sujdd to Allah
• They Go for Hajj
• They Fear Allah
• They Obey Allah
• They Love What Allah Loves and Hate What He Hates
• They Only Descend with Allah’s Permission
• Knowing the Angels vii Contents
• The Angels with the People 45
• They Bring Down Allah’s Messages 45
• They Blow Life into People and Record Their Future 46
• They Write What the People Do 46
• The Angels with the Believers 49
• They Make for the Believers 49
• They Say Amin to the Believers’ Du‘a’ 54
• They Intercede for the Believers 56
• They Stay with the Believers 56
• They Help and Protect the Believers 57
• They Love and Help the Seekers of Knowledge 58
• They Take Care of the Believers After Death 59
• They Fight Alongside the Believers 60
• They Remind the Believers of Doing Good 61
• They Teach the Believers 62
• They Speak upon the Tongues of the Believers 64
• The Angels with the Prophets 64
• They Say Salah upon the Prophet 65
• They Deliver Salam to the Prophet 65
• They Protected the Prophet from Harm 66
• The Angelis with the Sinners and Disbelievers 68
• They Curse the Disbelievers 68
• They Punish the Disbelievers 68
• They Stay Away from Sinners 69
• Other Things the Angels Do 69
• They Conduct All Affairs 69
• They Protect the Sacred Places 70
• Questions and Exercises 72

ANGELS THAT WE KNOW 77

• Jibril 77
• Names of Jibril 77
• The First Meeting with the Prophet 79
• Companion During Isra’ and Mi’raj 81
• Teaching Qur’an to the Prophet 82
• Teaching the Prophet and the Muslims