Creation of Angels

[Khurram Shahzad]

Angels are a creation of Allah, created from light. In Saheeh Muslim, it is narrated from Aa'isha (radhi allahu anha) that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alahi wa-sallam) said,

'The angels were created from light, the jinn were created from smokeless fire, and Adam was created from that which has been described to you.'[Saheeh Muslim (4/2294, hadeeth no. 2996)]

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alahi wa-sallam) did not explain what this light is that the angels were created from. Hence, we cannot indulge in trying to say more about this matter because it is a matter of the unseen concerning which no further clarification has been narrated.

Similarly, we do not know when the angels were created, for Allah has not informed us about it. But we do know that they were created before mankind for certain from the stories of Adam (alaihi as-salaam) and Angels mentioned in the Qur'aan and the Ahadeeth.

Allah says in the Qur'aan,
'When your Lord said to the angels, 'I am placing a khalifa (i.e., mankind) on the earth.' [Soorah al-Baqarah (2): 30]

The fact that Allah informed them of His intention to create man indicates that they already existed.

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Fi Aman Allah

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