The Little Girl asked me about Angels before sleeping one night last week after praying because I mentioned that Angels will protect her when she sleeps.
"Mummy, do you know all the names of Allah's Angels?", she asked in the tone that Puan Ira at The Big School uses. Very cute indeed when repeated by a bossy 59 month old.
I haven't committed them to memory and I should! Instead of giving her an "I don't know" line, I promised to look it up and continue the discussion some day when I have found the answers.
Luckily for me, she was quite happy with my "let's start with Angel Jibril as, who brings Revelations from Allah swt to Prophets saw of Allah swt." Syukur alhamdulillah no tantrums.
She was enchanted by how Allah swt had created Angels from Light.
She was enamoured by the huge wings Angels possess.
She was impressed by her Right Angel Raqib as and Left Angel Atid as, the pair of scribes.
Here is an update for The Little Girl, and especially myself:
1. Angel Jibril as (Gabriel): One of the four most important angels of Allah swt. He brought the divine messages of Allah swt to all the Prophets of Allah swt, who appeared on earth at different stages of history.
2. Angel Mikail as (Michael): One of the four most important angels of Allah swt. He is the guardian spirit of land, sea and air. He is the angel of providence.
3. Angel Israfil as: One of the four most important angels of Allah swt. He is in charge of luhulmahfuz (Protected Boards/Records) and swar (the Trumpet or Horn).
4. Angel Izrail as: One of the four most important angels of Allah swt. He is in charge of death. He is also known as malaikatul maut (the angel of death).
5. Ridwan as: He is in charge of heaven.
6. Malik as: He is in charge of hell.
7. Raqib as: He records all the good deeds of a person. He sits on your right shoulder.
8. Atid as: He records all the bad deeds of a person. He sits on your left shoulder.
9. Munkar as: Testing and trial of person(s) in the grave.
10. Nakir as: Testing and trial of person(s) in the grave.
Thank you, Allah swt for sending me (literally) Hidayah. Through The Little Girl, You increase my faith and thirst for knowledge, renewing what I have forgotten and refreshing my quest for The Straight Path.
ouch, reading this make me realize all over again that I am surrounded with angels, and even on both my shoulders. thank you for reminding this, now I'll be more alert that there are two angels writing my doings
ReplyDeleteOuch was how I felt when The Little Girl and I had that goodnight conversation that night, Cik Nina. May Allah swt send us Guidance towards The Straight Path, Amin!
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