The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 148
148. Essence of Islām II. Angels Carry Out Appropriate Duties. May Allah guide you, the Holy Qur'ān nowhere says that. God is changeable, but it does say that man is changeable. Therefore, God carries out changes appropriate to man. When a child is in the womb, it is nourished on blood, and when it is born, for a time it is nourished on milk and thereafter takes other food. God Almighty makes appropriate provision for it from time to time. . When a child is in the womb God Almighty commands the angel, i. e. , internal particles of the womb, to manufacture blood for it. When it is born that command is cancelled. The angels of the mother's breasts, which are their particles, are commanded to produce milk. When a child finishes its nurture through milk, that command is also cancelled and the angels of the earth, who are its particles, are commanded to produce food and water for it till the end. Hence we believe that such changes are part of Divine Will. . . . . God has taught us in the Holy Qur'an that this natural system does not run by itself and that all the particles of these things hear the voice of God and are His angels, who are appointed by Him to carry out certain functions and they do so according to His will. The particles of gold manufacture gold, and the particles of silver manufacture silver, and the particles of pearls manufacture pearls, and the particles of the human body prepare the human child in the womb. These particles do not function on their own, but hear God's voice and act in accordance with it. . That is why they are called His angels. . Angels are of many types. These are angels of the earth. . The angels of heaven exercise their influence from heaven, as the heat of the sun is an angel of God which