Amongst the multitudes of beings created by God in
His omnipotence are creatures of great luminosity called angels. They are
divine servants of impeccable loyalty who convey God’s commands throughout the length and breadth of
the universe, attending to the workings of His immeasurable kingdom under His
all-seeing eye. Their numbers perforce are legion.
The cosmic machine must run with flawless and
never-ending consistency. The earth, moon, sun and stars must revolve in their pre-ordained
orbits for all eternity. God has willed this to be so, and His angels are
divine instruments through which he ensures the perfect functioning of the
universe.
From time immemorial a water cycle of awesome
complexity has continued to support life in its myriad forms. Trees and plants
of tremendous diversity emerged from the hearth at every instant. A whole host
of creatures from Man right down to the humblest insect are born and provided
for every day. How is it then that such a great multiplicity of events – all of
them extremely complex – can take place contemporaneously?
The Prophets in their wisdom have taught that this
is all part of a divine order which the Almighty control through invisible
angels acting as His intermediaries. It is they who carry out His commandments
and communicate His word to the prophets. They preserve a record of man’s
actions by means of which God decides which individuals and which nations shall
be rewarded or punished. It is the angels who take possession of the human soul
at the moment of death, and it is they who will sound the last trumpet which
shall throw the whole universe into disarray. It is then that the righteous shall
dwell forever in Paradise, while the sinful shall be cast down into hell-fire
and eternal damnation.
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