وَنَبِّئْهُمْ عَن ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٥١
And inform them about the guests of Abraham,
Quran verses about the angels
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59 verses in 26 surahs · 16 subtopics
Servants of Allah who glorify Him and carry out His commands, the angels prostrated to Adam at His order, and they must not be worshipped; believing in them is an obligation. These verses show them invoking blessings on the believers and asking forgiveness for them, and recall that some were sent with glad tidings to Abraham, Zechariah or Mary.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 59
- Sent down to Abraham with glad tidings 1
- Sent down to Abraham and Lot concerning Lot’s people 1
- Bringing down the Ark to the Children of Israel 1
- Messengers chosen from among them 2
- Descending to Zechariah with glad tidings of John 1
- Descending to Mary with glad tidings of Jesus 1
- Their prostration to Adam by Allah’s command 5
- Their blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ 1
- They bless the believers, seek forgiveness for them and are their allies 3
- An angel is not sent as a messenger to mankind 7
- The angels of Paradise 1
- They are Allah’s servants; worshipping them is not allowed 4
- The obligation to believe in them 2
- They greet the believers there 2
- They glorify Allah and do as they are commanded 4
- Characteristics of the angels 33
- Other characteristics 14
- The angels of Paradise 1
- Angels assigned to other tasks 1
- The angels of death 7
- Those assigned to the children of Adam 3
- They were created before jinn and humans 9
Sent down to Abraham with glad tidings · 1 verse
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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.