Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 240
240 command to obey him. The obedience of angels to a man means that they help him in his objectives. Nor is this command specific to Adam, for it is given regarding every Prophet who appears in the world. Indeed, if angels are not given this command concern - ing a person, he cannot be accepted as a Messenger of God. We find numerous instances in the life of the Holy Prophet s as where angels came to help him succeed in his objectives. For example, in the Battle of Badr the enemy was struck with inordi - nate fear. When the Holy Prophet s as threw a few pebbles at them, a fierce wind started to blow towards them. During the Battle of A h z a b, strong gusts of wind caused the fire of one of the enemy chiefs to blow out, causing the enemy to panic and flee. When a Jewish woman tried to poison the Holy Prophet s as , he was given knowledge of this beforehand. The help of angels usually comes through the laws of nature. Since angels are the first cause of all natural laws, they put these laws to work in favour of the Prophets when they are confronted with the enemy. This is why even when the apparent conditions are against the Prophets, the result is always in their favour. This serves as additional proof that these men are true in claiming that they have been sent by God. The Promised Messiah as was similarly blessed with help from the angels. They saved him from difficulties in extraordinary ways and employed the laws of nature to serve him. One day, the Promised Messiah as was sleeping under the same roof with others belonging to various religions. He suddenly woke up and felt that the roof of the house was about to collapse, even though there was no apparent cause for such a concern. He woke up the others who were sleeping and told them to vacate the house, but they did