Summary of Sunni concepts
Some descriptions of the angels, peace be upon them
One of the most important descriptions of angels mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah
Firstly
They are servants of God
They worship Him, Glory be to Him
They do not get tired or arrogant
God Almighty said
And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth
And those with Him are not too proud to worship Him, nor do they feel ashamed
They glorify night and day without faltering
Secondly
They are hardwired to obey
God Almighty said
They do not disobey God in what He commands them and do what they are commanded
And the Almighty said
They fear their Lord above them and do what they are commanded
Third
That they have wings
As God Almighty said
Praise be to God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, who made the angels messengers with wings in twos, threes, and fours
He increases creation as He wills
God is powerful over everything
And Gabriel, peace be upon him, has 600 wings
It was also proven that the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, saw him in the image in which God created him
The horizon has been closed
This indicates the greatness of the creation of angels
Fourth
They may come in human form
God Almighty also told about the angels who came to Abraham
Then Lot, peace be upon them
God Almighty said
Our messengers brought good news to Abraham
They said hello
He said peace
It was not long before he brought a young calf
This is because he thought they were human
They were his guests
But
When he saw that their hands could not reach him, he hated them and became afraid of them
They said don't be afraid
We were sent to the people of Lot
As stated in the famous hadith of Gabriel
While we were sitting with the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
Then a man with very white clothes appeared before us
Very dark hair
He does not see the effects of travel on him
None of us know him
At the end of the hadith, the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said:
By Omar, may God be pleased with him
Oh Omar
Do you know who the questioner is?
Omar said
God and His Messenger know best
The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said
For he is Gabriel
He came to you to teach you your religion
Narrated by Muslim
Summary of Sunni concepts