Angels Unveiled: A Sufi Perspective

by Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, Tonette Sazonoff (Illustrator), Sachiko Murata (Preface)

Angels take any form they wish in the physical world. As crystal water takes the form of the cup in which it is poured, angels can take the form of any creation which they visit. They do not retain their full original form of light when they are sent to human beings: "Say: If there were in the earth angels walking secure, We had sent down for them from heaven an angel [without change] as messenger" (17:95). Angels can come as birds, as human beings, or as a form of light like a rainbow adorning the sky. They have a mind and a heart, but no will and no desire other than to serve and obey God. They are never too proud to obey Him. Angels worship day and night without fatigue. They do not need to sleep, as their eyes never tire. They know no heedlessness. Their attention never wavers. Their food is glorification of God, their drink is to sanctify and to magnify Him. Their intimacy is in calling their Lord through hymning and singing His praise. Their enjoyment is to serve Him. They are devoid of any and all physiological restraints. They suffer no mood-changes. Angels inhabit Paradise and the seven heavens. They worship more than human beings because they came before them and they have greater and more powerful faculties than they. They are more pious than human beings because they are innocent and unable to fall into mistakes or wrongdoings. They never ask forgiveness for themselves but always for human beings. This shows us how much they care for us and to what extent God created them to look after us. God made them our guardians because a guardian is more perfect than the one he guards. Angels are more knowledgeable than human beings. The teacher, again, is better than the student. Their knowledge is of two kinds: intellectual and traditional. "Intellectual" means here: "of the essence of reality" or "of the heart." "Traditional" means: "revealed and translated down from above."

Genres: Islam, Spirituality

262 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

About the author

Muhammad Hisham Kabbani was a Lebanese-American Sunni Sufi Muslim scholar belonging to the Naqshbandi Sufi Order. Kabbani has counseled and advised Muslim leaders to build community resilience against violent extremism. In 2012, the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre named him on The 500 Most Influential Muslims. His notable students include the world-famous boxer Muhammad Ali and former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Reviews

[Loay Leon Hady · Rating 5 out of 5]

if you know , you know

Does a lot for the refraction
Pick a few points
Always respect
Where the Beloved is respected

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[Dheen]

This is a good book to anybody that need enlightment...there is diferent point of view of life....so just read this book and you will find the diferent...

Best regards,

[Arief Hamdani]

talk with angel and knowing what Allah send to us

[Fathima · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book about Real encounters with Angels!!! makes one realize how wonderful this creation is, with Angels around us all the time, if only we could tune in, more or less!!!

[Nissa Rachmidwiati · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aaaaaaahhhhhhh and the truth unveileddd :""")))))))) :"""3 :"""")))))
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