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316 316 316 316 316 316 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION What are Angels? Angels have been created by Allah. They are spiritual beings. They obey the commands of Allah. They are numerous and have been assigned various duties by Allah. They are also sent by Allah to help His prophets and followers. Name some of the most important angels of Allah. There are four most important angels of Allah namely Jibra’eel, Mika’eel, Israfeel and Izra’eel. Do we worship angels? No, not at all. We only worship Allah and none else whosoever. What is the name of the angel who brought Allah’s revelation to the Holy Prophet saw ? Hadrat Jibra’eel. What do you mean by the books of Allah? Allah sends His guidance to mankind from time to time. This guidance is conveyed to mankind through Prophets of Allah. It contains Laws for our day to day life. These laws and rules are called the Book of Allah. We must believe in all the books of Allah. What are the well known books? The major books are the following:- The Holy Qur’an is the last and perfect Book. It was revealed to the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. It took nearly 23 years for the revelation to complete. It came in small portions as Allah wished. The Torah was given to the Prophet Musa as , Moses The Psalms or Zaboor was given to Prophet Dawood as , David The New Testament or Injeel was given to Prophet `Eesa as , Jesus. The Suhf was given to Prophet Ibraheem as , Abraham The Books of Allah G G G G G ENERAL ENERAL ENERAL ENERAL ENERAL R R R R R ELIGIOUS ELIGIOUS ELIGIOUS ELIGIOUS ELIGIOUS K K K K K NOWLEDGE NOWLEDGE NOWLEDGE NOWLEDGE NOWLEDGE — A — A — A — A — A RTICLES RTICLES RTICLES RTICLES RTICLES O F O F O F O F O F F F F F F AITH AITH AITH AITH AITH 9. 2 9. 2 9. 2 9. 2 9. 2 The Angels of Allah