Malaikah Angels

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Some key takeaways are that angels play an important role in Islam by delivering messages from God, recording human deeds, and helping Muslims. The three main angels are Jibril, Mika'il, and Izrafil.

The three main angels are Jibril (Gabriel) who delivered revelations to prophets like Muhammad, Mika'il (Michael) who is responsible for nature events like rain, and Izrafil who will blow the trumpet to announce the Day of Judgment.

Angels are considered important in Islam because they deliver messages from God, help guide Muslims to do good, record human deeds, and were involved in important events like revealing the Qur'an to Muhammad.

Brain in Gear…

Kiraman katibin are the angels who write down


every Muslim's good or bad deeds to give to Allah.

What good deeds can Muslims do in


order to get to al-Jannah?
Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Why are angels important in Islam?


Lesson Focus: To understand the role and importance of Malaikah
within Islam.

4 Explain who the three main angels are, and their


roles in Islam.

5-6 Explain who the three main angels are, and their
roles in Islam, referring to scriptures.

7+ Evaluate the importance of angels in Islam today.


Challenge Question – Why can Allah not
True or False? communicate with Muslims directly?

• Belief about angels is a fundamental belief in Sunni Islam


• Allah created angels
• Angels are made out of light
• Angels have free will
• Angels are God’s agents
• Some angels are equal to Allah
• Angels have appeared to humans/prophets in the form of a vision or
dream.
• Angels can be male or female
Spot the Difference…
Who are the angels, and what do they do?
Explain who the three main angels are, and their roles in
Islam.
4
Explain who the three main angels are, and their roles in
Islam, referring to scriptures.
5-6
Evaluate the importance of angels in Islam today.

7+
1. Why are all the angels male?
2. How could Shaytan (Satan) be considered to have
been an angel?
3. Why might a Muslim want to visit Cave Hira (where
Jibril revealed the Qur’an to Muhammad)?
AMBER + GREEN + BLUE
Implies Also Perhaps
Suggests Another Maybe
Shows In addition Could
Demonstrates Furthermore Might
Highlights Taking this further Possibly
Why are angels important in Islam?
• Rank these reasons why angels are important in Islam in order of
‘most convincing’ to ‘least convincing’. Then explain why!

1. They help Muslims in time of need.


2. A way of Allah communicating with Muslims, so they can go to al-
Jannah.
3. An angel revealed the Qur’an, Allah’s word.
4. They work for Allah, as Allah is in charge of human destiny.
5. They record human behaviour, nothing can be hidden from Allah.
“Without angels, there would be no Islam”
FOR AGAINST

God must be able to communicate with humans God is all powerful so he must have been able to
without angels, otherwise how do they pray to him? establish Islam without angels.

Without angels Muhammad would not have been Allah was only able to send messages to the prophets
called to become Allah’s final prophet. via angels.

Without angels Muhammad could not have received With no Muhammad and no Qur’an, there would be
the revelations that made up the Qur’an. no Islam.

God could have sent the Qur’an down in book form. God could have created other brings to be his
messengers.

Challenge Questions – Can you come up with any more arguments for either side? Which
argument is more convincing?
“Without angels, there would be no Islam”
FOR AGAINST

Allah was only able to send messages to the prophets God is all powerful so he must have been able to
via angels. establish Islam without angels.

Without angels Muhammad would not have been God must be able to communicate with humans
called to become Allah’s final prophet. without angels, otherwise how do they pray to him?

Without angels Muhammad could not have received God could have sent the Qur’an down in book form.
the revelations that made up the Qur’an.

With no Muhammad and no Qur’an, there would be God could have created other beings to be his
no Islam. messengers.

Challenge Questions – Can you come up with any more arguments for either side? Which
argument is more convincing?
Write your own Quick 6…
• You need to write 6 questions for the BiG in our next lesson.
• You need to include a variety of questioning styles (IE – what, how, why, when,
who?).
• They need to start easier, and then get more difficult (IE further in to previous
lessons).

• Topics you may wish to include:


• Malaikah
• Kutub
• Risalah
• Nature of Allah
• 5 Roots
• 6 Beliefs
Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Why are angels important in Islam?


Lesson Focus: To understand the role and importance of Malaikah
within Islam.

4 Explain who the three main angels are, and their


roles in Islam.

5-6 Explain who the three main angels are, and their
roles in Islam, referring to scriptures.

7+ Evaluate the importance of angels in Islam today.

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