Angels

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Angels are spiritual beings in Islamic belief who faithfully carry out God’s commands, including descending during the Night of Decree mentioned in Surah Al-Qadr.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Angels canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious concept
creation of God
spiritual beings
unseen beings
are distinct from humans
distinct from jinn
areNot objects of worship in Islam
articleOfFaithIn Islam
associatedWith remembrance of God
revelation
worship
attribute obedience
purity
sinlessness
believedBy Muslims
carryOut God’s commands
createdBy God
createdFrom light
descendDuring Laylat al-Qadr
Night of Decree
doNot disobey God
drink
eat
sleep
existIn earth
heavens
have no gender in Islamic theology
no physical needs
include Jibril
surface form: Israfil

Jibril
Kiraman Katibin
Malik
Mikail
Munkar
Nakir
language Arabic term: mala’ika
mentionedIn Quran
surface form: Qur’an

Surah Al-Qadr
number known only to God
obey God
opposedTo devils
participateIn events of the Last Day by God’s command
religion Islam
role carrying revelation to prophets
guarding humans by God’s permission
messengers of God
praising God
recording deeds
taking souls at death

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surah Al-Qadr mentions Angels
Coloring Book hasPart Angels