2:285 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 285
ءَامَنَ
ٱلرَّسُولُ
بِمَآ
أُنزِلَ
إِلَيۡهِ
مِن
رَّبِّهِۦ
وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَۚ
كُلٌّ
ءَامَنَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ
وَكُتُبِهِۦ
وَرُسُلِهِۦ
لَا
نُفَرِّقُ
بَيۡنَ
أَحَدٖ
مِّن
رُّسُلِهِۦۚ
وَقَالُواْ
سَمِعۡنَا
وَأَطَعۡنَاۖ
غُفۡرَانَكَ
رَبَّنَا
وَإِلَيۡكَ
ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
٢٨٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The Messenger ˹firmly˺ believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, and so do the believers. They ˹all˺ believe in Allah, His
angels, His Books, and His messengers. ˹They proclaim,˺ “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” And they say, “We hear and obey. ˹We seek˺ Your forgiveness, our Lord! And to You ˹alone˺ is the final return.”
2:248 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 248
وَقَالَ
لَهُمۡ
نَبِيُّهُمۡ
إِنَّ
ءَايَةَ
مُلۡكِهِۦٓ
أَن
يَأۡتِيَكُمُ
ٱلتَّابُوتُ
فِيهِ
سَكِينَةٞ
مِّن
رَّبِّكُمۡ
وَبَقِيَّةٞ
مِّمَّا
تَرَكَ
ءَالُ
مُوسَىٰ
وَءَالُ
هَٰرُونَ
تَحۡمِلُهُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُۚ
إِنَّ
فِي
ذَٰلِكَ
لَأٓيَةٗ
لَّكُمۡ
إِن
كُنتُم
مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
٢٤٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Their prophet further told them, “The sign of Saul’s kingship is that the Ark will come to you—containing reassurance
1 from your Lord and relics of the family of Moses and the family of Aaron,
2 which will be carried by the
angels. Surely in this is a sign for you, if you ˹truly˺ believe.”
4:172 - An-Nisa
Verse 172
لَّن
يَسۡتَنكِفَ
ٱلۡمَسِيحُ
أَن
يَكُونَ
عَبۡدٗا
لِّلَّهِ
وَلَا
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَۚ
وَمَن
يَسۡتَنكِفۡ
عَنۡ
عِبَادَتِهِۦ
وَيَسۡتَكۡبِرۡ
فَسَيَحۡشُرُهُمۡ
إِلَيۡهِ
جَمِيعٗا
١٧٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The Messiah would never be too proud to be a servant of Allah, nor would the
angels nearest to Allah. Those who are too proud and arrogant to worship Him will be brought before Him all together.
6:158 - Al-An'am
Verse 158
هَلۡ
يَنظُرُونَ
إِلَّآ
أَن
تَأۡتِيَهُمُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
أَوۡ
يَأۡتِيَ
رَبُّكَ
أَوۡ
يَأۡتِيَ
بَعۡضُ
ءَايَٰتِ
رَبِّكَۗ
يَوۡمَ
يَأۡتِي
بَعۡضُ
ءَايَٰتِ
رَبِّكَ
لَا
يَنفَعُ
نَفۡسًا
إِيمَٰنُهَا
لَمۡ
تَكُنۡ
ءَامَنَتۡ
مِن
قَبۡلُ
أَوۡ
كَسَبَتۡ
فِيٓ
إِيمَٰنِهَا
خَيۡرٗاۗ
قُلِ
ٱنتَظِرُوٓاْ
إِنَّا
مُنتَظِرُونَ
١٥٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Are they awaiting the coming of the
angels, or your Lord ˹Himself˺, or some of your Lord’s ˹major˺ signs? On the Day your Lord’s signs arrive, belief will not benefit those who did not believe earlier or those who did no good through their faith.
1 Say, “Keep waiting! We too are waiting.”
37:150 - As-Saffat
Verse 150
أَمۡ
خَلَقۡنَا
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
إِنَٰثٗا
وَهُمۡ
شَٰهِدُونَ
١٥٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or ˹ask them˺ if We created the
angels as females right before their eyes.
3:125 - Ali 'Imran
Verse 125
بَلَىٰٓۚ
إِن
تَصۡبِرُواْ
وَتَتَّقُواْ
وَيَأۡتُوكُم
مِّن
فَوۡرِهِمۡ
هَٰذَا
يُمۡدِدۡكُمۡ
رَبُّكُم
بِخَمۡسَةِ
ءَالَٰفٖ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
مُسَوِّمِينَ
١٢٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Most certainly, if you ˹believers˺ are firm and mindful ˹of Allah˺ and the enemy launches a sudden attack on you, Allah will reinforce you with five thousand
angels designated ˹for battle˺.
3:124 - Ali 'Imran
Verse 124
إِذۡ
تَقُولُ
لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
أَلَن
يَكۡفِيَكُمۡ
أَن
يُمِدَّكُمۡ
رَبُّكُم
بِثَلَٰثَةِ
ءَالَٰفٖ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
مُنزَلِينَ
١٢٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember, O Prophet,˺ when you said to the believers, “Is it not enough that your Lord will send down a reinforcement of three thousand
angels for your aid?”
6:111 - Al-An'am
Verse 111
۞ وَلَوۡ
أَنَّنَا
نَزَّلۡنَآ
إِلَيۡهِمُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
وَكَلَّمَهُمُ
ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ
وَحَشَرۡنَا
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
كُلَّ
شَيۡءٖ
قُبُلٗا
مَّا
كَانُواْ
لِيُؤۡمِنُوٓاْ
إِلَّآ
أَن
يَشَآءَ
ٱللَّهُ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ
يَجۡهَلُونَ
١١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Even if We had sent them the
angels, made the dead speak to them, and assembled before their own eyes every sign ˹they demanded˺, they still would not have believed—unless Allah so willed. But most of them are ignorant ˹of this˺.
21:108 - Al-Anbya
Verse 108
قُلۡ
إِنَّمَا
يُوحَىٰٓ
إِلَيَّ
أَنَّمَآ
إِلَٰهُكُمۡ
إِلَٰهٞ
وَٰحِدٞۖ
فَهَلۡ
أَنتُم
مُّسۡلِمُونَ
١٠٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Say, “What has been revealed to me is this: ‘Your God is only One God.’ Will you then submit?”
21:103 - Al-Anbya
Verse 103
لَا
يَحۡزُنُهُمُ
ٱلۡفَزَعُ
ٱلۡأَكۡبَرُ
وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
هَٰذَا
يَوۡمُكُمُ
ٱلَّذِي
كُنتُمۡ
تُوعَدُونَ
١٠٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The Supreme Horror ˹of that Day˺ will not disturb them, and the
angels will greet them, ˹saying,˺ “This is your Day, which you have been promised.”
2:98 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 98
مَن
كَانَ
عَدُوّٗا
لِّلَّهِ
وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ
وَرُسُلِهِۦ
وَجِبۡرِيلَ
وَمِيكَىٰلَ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
عَدُوّٞ
لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
٩٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Whoever is an enemy of Allah, His
angels, His messengers, Gabriel, and Michael, then ˹let them know that˺ Allah is certainly the enemy of the disbelievers.
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
تَوَفَّىٰهُمُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
ظَالِمِيٓ
أَنفُسِهِمۡ
قَالُواْ
فِيمَ
كُنتُمۡۖ
قَالُواْ
كُنَّا
مُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
قَالُوٓاْ
أَلَمۡ
تَكُنۡ
أَرۡضُ
ٱللَّهِ
وَٰسِعَةٗ
فَتُهَاجِرُواْ
فِيهَاۚ
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
مَأۡوَىٰهُمۡ
جَهَنَّمُۖ
وَسَآءَتۡ
مَصِيرًا
٩٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When the
angels seize the souls of those who have wronged themselves
1—scolding them, “What was wrong with you?” they will reply, “We were oppressed in the land.” The
angels will respond, “Was Allah’s earth not spacious enough for you to emigrate?” It is they who will have Hell as their home—what an evil destination!
3:80 - Ali 'Imran
Verse 80
وَلَا
يَأۡمُرَكُمۡ
أَن
تَتَّخِذُواْ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
أَرۡبَابًاۚ
أَيَأۡمُرُكُم
بِٱلۡكُفۡرِ
بَعۡدَ
إِذۡ
أَنتُم
مُّسۡلِمُونَ
٨٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And he would never ask you to take
angels and prophets as lords. Would he ask you to disbelieve after you have submitted?
قَالَ
أَنَا۠
خَيۡرٞ
مِّنۡهُ
خَلَقۡتَنِي
مِن
نَّارٖ
وَخَلَقۡتَهُۥ
مِن
طِينٖ
٧٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He replied, “I am better than he is: You created me from fire and him from clay.”
39:75 - Az-Zumar
Verse 75
وَتَرَى
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
حَآفِّينَ
مِنۡ
حَوۡلِ
ٱلۡعَرۡشِ
يُسَبِّحُونَ
بِحَمۡدِ
رَبِّهِمۡۚ
وَقُضِيَ
بَيۡنَهُم
بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ
وَقِيلَ
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ
لِلَّهِ
رَبِّ
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
٧٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
You will see the
angels all around the Throne, glorifying the praises of their Lord, for judgment will have been passed on all with fairness. And it will be said,
1 “Praise be to Allah—Lord of all worlds!”
ٱللَّهُ
يَصۡطَفِي
مِنَ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
رُسُلٗا
وَمِنَ
ٱلنَّاسِۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
سَمِيعُۢ
بَصِيرٞ
٧٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah selects messengers from both
angels and people, for Allah is truly All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
إِذۡ
قَالَ
رَبُّكَ
لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
إِنِّي
خَٰلِقُۢ
بَشَرٗا
مِّن
طِينٖ
٧١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember, O Prophet˺ when your Lord said to the
angels, “I am going to create a human being from clay.
43:60 - Az-Zukhruf
Verse 60
وَلَوۡ
نَشَآءُ
لَجَعَلۡنَا
مِنكُم
مَّلَٰٓئِكَةٗ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
يَخۡلُفُونَ
٦٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Had We willed, We could have easily replaced you ˹all˺ with
angels,
1 succeeding one another on earth.
33:56 - Al-Ahzab
Verse 56
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ
يُصَلُّونَ
عَلَى
ٱلنَّبِيِّۚ
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
صَلُّواْ
عَلَيۡهِ
وَسَلِّمُواْ
تَسۡلِيمًا
٥٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon the Prophet, and His
angels pray for him. O believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings upon him, and salute him with worthy greetings of peace.
43:53 - Az-Zukhruf
Verse 53
فَلَوۡلَآ
أُلۡقِيَ
عَلَيۡهِ
أَسۡوِرَةٞ
مِّن
ذَهَبٍ
أَوۡ
جَآءَ
مَعَهُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
مُقۡتَرِنِينَ
٥٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Why then have no golden bracelets ˹of kingship˺ been granted to him or
angels come with him as escorts!”
وَلَوۡ
تَرَىٰٓ
إِذۡ
يَتَوَفَّى
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
يَضۡرِبُونَ
وُجُوهَهُمۡ
وَأَدۡبَٰرَهُمۡ
وَذُوقُواْ
عَذَابَ
ٱلۡحَرِيقِ
٥٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
If only you could see when the
angels take the souls of the disbelievers, beating their faces and backs, ˹saying,˺ “Taste the torment of burning!
3:45 - Ali 'Imran
Verse 45
إِذۡ
قَالَتِ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
يَٰمَرۡيَمُ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يُبَشِّرُكِ
بِكَلِمَةٖ
مِّنۡهُ
ٱسۡمُهُ
ٱلۡمَسِيحُ
عِيسَى
ٱبۡنُ
مَرۡيَمَ
وَجِيهٗا
فِي
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
وَمِنَ
ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ
٤٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when the
angels proclaimed, “O Mary! Allah gives you good news of a Word
1 from Him, his name will be the Messiah,
2 Jesus, son of Mary; honoured in this world and the Hereafter, and he will be one of those nearest ˹to Allah˺.
33:43 - Al-Ahzab
Verse 43
هُوَ
ٱلَّذِي
يُصَلِّي
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتُهُۥ
لِيُخۡرِجَكُم
مِّنَ
ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ
إِلَى
ٱلنُّورِۚ
وَكَانَ
بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
رَحِيمٗا
٤٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He is the One Who showers His blessings upon you—and His
angels pray for you—so that He may bring you out of darkness and into light. For He is ever Merciful to the believers.
3:42 - Ali 'Imran
Verse 42
وَإِذۡ
قَالَتِ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
يَٰمَرۡيَمُ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
ٱصۡطَفَىٰكِ
وَطَهَّرَكِ
وَٱصۡطَفَىٰكِ
عَلَىٰ
نِسَآءِ
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
٤٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ˹remember˺ when the
angels said, “O Mary! Surely Allah has selected you, purified you, and chosen you over all women of the world.
أَفَأَصۡفَىٰكُمۡ
رَبُّكُم
بِٱلۡبَنِينَ
وَٱتَّخَذَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
إِنَٰثًاۚ
إِنَّكُمۡ
لَتَقُولُونَ
قَوۡلًا
عَظِيمٗا
٤٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Has your Lord favoured you ˹pagans˺ with sons and taken
angels as ˹His˺ daughters?
1 You are truly making an outrageous claim.
وَيَوۡمَ
يَحۡشُرُهُمۡ
جَمِيعٗا
ثُمَّ
يَقُولُ
لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
إِيَّاكُمۡ
كَانُواْ
يَعۡبُدُونَ
٤٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ˹consider˺ the Day He will gather them all together, and then ask the
angels, “Was it you that these ˹polytheists˺ used to worship?”
3:39 - Ali 'Imran
Verse 39
فَنَادَتۡهُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
وَهُوَ
قَآئِمٞ
يُصَلِّي
فِي
ٱلۡمِحۡرَابِ
أَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يُبَشِّرُكَ
بِيَحۡيَىٰ
مُصَدِّقَۢا
بِكَلِمَةٖ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَسَيِّدٗا
وَحَصُورٗا
وَنَبِيّٗا
مِّنَ
ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
٣٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So the
angels called out to him while he stood praying in the sanctuary, “Allah gives you good news of ˹the birth of˺ John who will confirm the Word of Allah and will be a great leader, chaste, and a prophet among the righteous.”
2:34 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 34
وَإِذۡ
قُلۡنَا
لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
ٱسۡجُدُواْ
لِأٓدَمَ
فَسَجَدُوٓاْ
إِلَّآ
إِبۡلِيسَ
أَبَىٰ
وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ
وَكَانَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
٣٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ˹remember˺ when We said to the
angels, “Prostrate before Adam,”
1 so they all did—but not Iblîs,
2 who refused and acted arrogantly,
3 becoming unfaithful.
هَلۡ
يَنظُرُونَ
إِلَّآ
أَن
تَأۡتِيَهُمُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
أَوۡ
يَأۡتِيَ
أَمۡرُ
رَبِّكَۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
فَعَلَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
مِن
قَبۡلِهِمۡۚ
وَمَا
ظَلَمَهُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
وَلَٰكِن
كَانُوٓاْ
أَنفُسَهُمۡ
يَظۡلِمُونَ
٣٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Are they only awaiting the coming of the
angels or the command of your Lord ˹O Prophet˺? So were those before them. And Allah never wronged them, but it was they who wronged themselves.
2:33 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 33
قَالَ
يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ
أَنۢبِئۡهُم
بِأَسۡمَآئِهِمۡۖ
فَلَمَّآ
أَنۢبَأَهُم
بِأَسۡمَآئِهِمۡ
قَالَ
أَلَمۡ
أَقُل
لَّكُمۡ
إِنِّيٓ
أَعۡلَمُ
غَيۡبَ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَأَعۡلَمُ
مَا
تُبۡدُونَ
وَمَا
كُنتُمۡ
تَكۡتُمُونَ
٣٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah said, “O Adam! Inform them of their names.” Then when Adam did, Allah said, “Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you conceal?”
ٱلَّذِينَ
تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
طَيِّبِينَ
يَقُولُونَ
سَلَٰمٌ
عَلَيۡكُمُ
ٱدۡخُلُواْ
ٱلۡجَنَّةَ
بِمَا
كُنتُمۡ
تَعۡمَلُونَ
٣٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
those whose souls the
angels take while they are virtuous, saying ˹to them˺, “Peace be upon you! Enter Paradise for what you used to do.”
2:32 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 32
قَالُواْ
سُبۡحَٰنَكَ
لَا
عِلۡمَ
لَنَآ
إِلَّا
مَا
عَلَّمۡتَنَآۖ
إِنَّكَ
أَنتَ
ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
ٱلۡحَكِيمُ
٣٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They replied, “Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except what You have taught us. You are truly the All-Knowing, All-Wise.”
74:31 - Al-Muddaththir
Verse 31
وَمَا
جَعَلۡنَآ
أَصۡحَٰبَ
ٱلنَّارِ
إِلَّا
مَلَٰٓئِكَةٗۖ
وَمَا
جَعَلۡنَا
عِدَّتَهُمۡ
إِلَّا
فِتۡنَةٗ
لِّلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
لِيَسۡتَيۡقِنَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
أُوتُواْ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
وَيَزۡدَادَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوٓاْ
إِيمَٰنٗا
وَلَا
يَرۡتَابَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
أُوتُواْ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
وَلِيَقُولَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
فِي
قُلُوبِهِم
مَّرَضٞ
وَٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ
مَاذَآ
أَرَادَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِهَٰذَا
مَثَلٗاۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يُضِلُّ
ٱللَّهُ
مَن
يَشَآءُ
وَيَهۡدِي
مَن
يَشَآءُۚ
وَمَا
يَعۡلَمُ
جُنُودَ
رَبِّكَ
إِلَّا
هُوَۚ
وَمَا
هِيَ
إِلَّا
ذِكۡرَىٰ
لِلۡبَشَرِ
٣١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We have appointed only ˹stern˺
angels as wardens of the Fire. And We have made their number only as a test for the disbelievers,
1 so that the People of the Book will be certain, and the believers will increase in faith, and neither the People of the Book nor the believers will have any doubts, and so that those ˹hypocrites˺ with sickness in their hearts and the disbelievers will argue, “What does Allah mean by such a number?” In this way Allah leaves whoever He wills to stray and guides whoever He wills. And none knows the forces of your Lord except He. And this ˹description of Hell˺ is only a reminder to humanity.
2:31 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 31
وَعَلَّمَ
ءَادَمَ
ٱلۡأَسۡمَآءَ
كُلَّهَا
ثُمَّ
عَرَضَهُمۡ
عَلَى
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
فَقَالَ
أَنۢبِـُٔونِي
بِأَسۡمَآءِ
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
إِن
كُنتُمۡ
صَٰدِقِينَ
٣١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He taught Adam the names of all things, then He presented them to the
angels and said, “Tell Me the names of these, if what you say is true?”
1
2:30 - Al-Baqarah
Verse 30
وَإِذۡ
قَالَ
رَبُّكَ
لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
إِنِّي
جَاعِلٞ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
خَلِيفَةٗۖ
قَالُوٓاْ
أَتَجۡعَلُ
فِيهَا
مَن
يُفۡسِدُ
فِيهَا
وَيَسۡفِكُ
ٱلدِّمَآءَ
وَنَحۡنُ
نُسَبِّحُ
بِحَمۡدِكَ
وَنُقَدِّسُ
لَكَۖ
قَالَ
إِنِّيٓ
أَعۡلَمُ
مَا
لَا
تَعۡلَمُونَ
٣٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when your Lord said to the
angels, “I am going to place a successive ˹human˺ authority on earth.” They asked ˹Allah˺, “Will You place in it someone who will spread corruption there and shed blood while we glorify Your praises and proclaim Your holiness?” Allah responded, “I know what you do not know.”
1
41:30 - Fussilat
Verse 30
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
قَالُواْ
رَبُّنَا
ٱللَّهُ
ثُمَّ
ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ
تَتَنَزَّلُ
عَلَيۡهِمُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
أَلَّا
تَخَافُواْ
وَلَا
تَحۡزَنُواْ
وَأَبۡشِرُواْ
بِٱلۡجَنَّةِ
ٱلَّتِي
كُنتُمۡ
تُوعَدُونَ
٣٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Surely those who say, “Our Lord is Allah,” and then remain steadfast, the
angels descend upon them,
1 ˹saying,˺ “Do not fear, nor grieve. Rather, rejoice in the good news of Paradise, which you have been promised.
74:30 - Al-Muddaththir
Verse 30
عَلَيۡهَا
تِسۡعَةَ
عَشَرَ
٣٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
It is overseen by nineteen ˹keepers˺.
فَسَجَدَ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
كُلُّهُمۡ
أَجۡمَعُونَ
٣٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So the
angels prostrated all together—
ٱلَّذِينَ
تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
ظَالِمِيٓ
أَنفُسِهِمۡۖ
فَأَلۡقَوُاْ
ٱلسَّلَمَ
مَا
كُنَّا
نَعۡمَلُ
مِن
سُوٓءِۭۚ
بَلَىٰٓۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
عَلِيمُۢ
بِمَا
كُنتُمۡ
تَعۡمَلُونَ
٢٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Those whose souls the
angels seize while they wrong themselves will then offer ˹full˺ submission ˹and say falsely,˺ “We did not do any evil.” ˹The
angels will say,˺ “No! Surely Allah fully knows what you used to do.
47:27 - Muhammad
Verse 27
فَكَيۡفَ
إِذَا
تَوَفَّتۡهُمُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
يَضۡرِبُونَ
وُجُوهَهُمۡ
وَأَدۡبَٰرَهُمۡ
٢٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then how ˹horrible˺ will it be when the
angels take their souls, beating their faces and backs!
إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
لَا
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
لَيُسَمُّونَ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
تَسۡمِيَةَ
ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ
٢٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter label
angels as female,
۞ وَكَم
مِّن
مَّلَكٖ
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
لَا
تُغۡنِي
شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ
شَيۡـًٔا
إِلَّا
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
أَن
يَأۡذَنَ
ٱللَّهُ
لِمَن
يَشَآءُ
وَيَرۡضَىٰٓ
٢٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Imagine˺ how many ˹noble˺
angels are in the heavens! ˹Even˺ their intercession would be of no benefit whatsoever, until Allah gives permission to whoever He wills and ˹only for the people He˺ approves.
25:25 - Al-Furqan
Verse 25
وَيَوۡمَ
تَشَقَّقُ
ٱلسَّمَآءُ
بِٱلۡغَمَٰمِ
وَنُزِّلَ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
تَنزِيلًا
٢٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Watch for˺ the Day the heavens will burst with clouds, and the
angels will be sent down in successive ranks.
جَنَّٰتُ
عَدۡنٖ
يَدۡخُلُونَهَا
وَمَن
صَلَحَ
مِنۡ
ءَابَآئِهِمۡ
وَأَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ
وَذُرِّيَّٰتِهِمۡۖ
وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
يَدۡخُلُونَ
عَلَيۡهِم
مِّن
كُلِّ
بَابٖ
٢٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
the Gardens of Eternity, which they will enter along with the righteous among their parents, spouses, and descendants. And the
angels will enter upon them from every gate, ˹saying,˺
25:22 - Al-Furqan
Verse 22
يَوۡمَ
يَرَوۡنَ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
لَا
بُشۡرَىٰ
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
لِّلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
وَيَقُولُونَ
حِجۡرٗا
مَّحۡجُورٗا
٢٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹But˺ on the Day they will see the
angels, there will be no good news for the wicked, who will cry, “Keep away! Away ˹from us˺!”
1
وَجَآءَ
رَبُّكَ
وَٱلۡمَلَكُ
صَفّٗا
صَفّٗا
٢٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and your Lord comes ˹to judge˺ with
angels, rank upon rank,
25:21 - Al-Furqan
Verse 21
۞ وَقَالَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
لَا
يَرۡجُونَ
لِقَآءَنَا
لَوۡلَآ
أُنزِلَ
عَلَيۡنَا
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
أَوۡ
نَرَىٰ
رَبَّنَاۗ
لَقَدِ
ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ
فِيٓ
أَنفُسِهِمۡ
وَعَتَوۡ
عُتُوّٗا
كَبِيرٗا
٢١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Those who do not expect to meet Us say, “If only the
angels were sent down to us, or we could see our Lord!” They have certainly been carried away by their arrogance and have entirely exceeded all limits.
43:19 - Az-Zukhruf
Verse 19
وَجَعَلُواْ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
هُمۡ
عِبَٰدُ
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ
إِنَٰثًاۚ
أَشَهِدُواْ
خَلۡقَهُمۡۚ
سَتُكۡتَبُ
شَهَٰدَتُهُمۡ
وَيُسۡـَٔلُونَ
١٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Still they have labelled the
angels, who are servants of the Most Compassionate, as female. Did they witness their creation? Their statement will be recorded, and they will be questioned!
69:17 - Al-Haqqah
Verse 17
وَٱلۡمَلَكُ
عَلَىٰٓ
أَرۡجَآئِهَاۚ
وَيَحۡمِلُ
عَرۡشَ
رَبِّكَ
فَوۡقَهُمۡ
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
ثَمَٰنِيَةٞ
١٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
with the
angels on its sides. On that Day eight ˹mighty
angels˺ will bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
41:14 - Fussilat
Verse 14
إِذۡ
جَآءَتۡهُمُ
ٱلرُّسُلُ
مِنۢ
بَيۡنِ
أَيۡدِيهِمۡ
وَمِنۡ
خَلۡفِهِمۡ
أَلَّا
تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ
إِلَّا
ٱللَّهَۖ
قَالُواْ
لَوۡ
شَآءَ
رَبُّنَا
لَأَنزَلَ
مَلَٰٓئِكَةٗ
فَإِنَّا
بِمَآ
أُرۡسِلۡتُم
بِهِۦ
كَٰفِرُونَ
١٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The messengers had come to them from all angles, ˹proclaiming,˺ “Worship none but Allah.” They responded, “Had our Lord willed, He could have easily sent down
angels ˹instead˺. So we totally reject what you have been sent with.”
82:12 - Al-Infitar
Verse 12
يَعۡلَمُونَ
مَا
تَفۡعَلُونَ
١٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They know whatever you do.
إِذۡ
يُوحِي
رَبُّكَ
إِلَى
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
أَنِّي
مَعَكُمۡ
فَثَبِّتُواْ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْۚ
سَأُلۡقِي
فِي
قُلُوبِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
ٱلرُّعۡبَ
فَٱضۡرِبُواْ
فَوۡقَ
ٱلۡأَعۡنَاقِ
وَٱضۡرِبُواْ
مِنۡهُمۡ
كُلَّ
بَنَانٖ
١٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember, O Prophet,˺ when your Lord revealed to the
angels, “I am with you. So make the believers stand firm. I will cast horror into the hearts of the disbelievers. So strike their necks and strike their fingertips.”
قَالَ
مَا
مَنَعَكَ
أَلَّا
تَسۡجُدَ
إِذۡ
أَمَرۡتُكَۖ
قَالَ
أَنَا۠
خَيۡرٞ
مِّنۡهُ
خَلَقۡتَنِي
مِن
نَّارٖ
وَخَلَقۡتَهُۥ
مِن
طِينٖ
١٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah asked, “What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?” He replied, “I am better than he is: You created me from fire and him from clay.”
32:11 - As-Sajdah
Verse 11
۞ قُلۡ
يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم
مَّلَكُ
ٱلۡمَوۡتِ
ٱلَّذِي
وُكِّلَ
بِكُمۡ
ثُمَّ
إِلَىٰ
رَبِّكُمۡ
تُرۡجَعُونَ
١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Your soul will be taken by the Angel of Death, who is in charge of you. Then to your Lord you will ˹all˺ be returned.”
82:11 - Al-Infitar
Verse 11
كِرَامٗا
كَٰتِبِينَ
١١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
honourable
angels, recording ˹everything˺.
82:10 - Al-Infitar
Verse 10
وَإِنَّ
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
لَحَٰفِظِينَ
١٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
while you are certainly observed by vigilant,
إِذۡ
تَسۡتَغِيثُونَ
رَبَّكُمۡ
فَٱسۡتَجَابَ
لَكُمۡ
أَنِّي
مُمِدُّكُم
بِأَلۡفٖ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
مُرۡدِفِينَ
٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹Remember˺ when you cried out to your Lord for help, He answered, “I will reinforce you with a thousand
angels—followed by many others.”
1
مَا
نُنَزِّلُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
إِلَّا
بِٱلۡحَقِّ
وَمَا
كَانُوٓاْ
إِذٗا
مُّنظَرِينَ
٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We do not send the
angels down except for a just cause, and then ˹the end of˺ the disbelievers will not be delayed.
لَّوۡ
مَا
تَأۡتِينَا
بِٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
إِن
كُنتَ
مِنَ
ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Why do you not bring us the
angels, if what you say is true?”
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
قُوٓاْ
أَنفُسَكُمۡ
وَأَهۡلِيكُمۡ
نَارٗا
وَقُودُهَا
ٱلنَّاسُ
وَٱلۡحِجَارَةُ
عَلَيۡهَا
مَلَٰٓئِكَةٌ
غِلَاظٞ
شِدَادٞ
لَّا
يَعۡصُونَ
ٱللَّهَ
مَآ
أَمَرَهُمۡ
وَيَفۡعَلُونَ
مَا
يُؤۡمَرُونَ
٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O believers! Protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, overseen by formidable and severe
angels, who never disobey whatever Allah orders—always doing as commanded.
42:5 - Ash-Shuraa
Verse 5
تَكَادُ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ
يَتَفَطَّرۡنَ
مِن
فَوۡقِهِنَّۚ
وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
يُسَبِّحُونَ
بِحَمۡدِ
رَبِّهِمۡ
وَيَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ
لِمَن
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ
أَلَآ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
هُوَ
ٱلۡغَفُورُ
ٱلرَّحِيمُ
٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The heavens nearly burst, one above the other, ˹in awe of Him˺. And the
angels glorify the praises of their Lord, and seek forgiveness for those on earth. Surely Allah alone is the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
تَنَزَّلُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
وَٱلرُّوحُ
فِيهَا
بِإِذۡنِ
رَبِّهِم
مِّن
كُلِّ
أَمۡرٖ
٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
That night the
angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit
1 descend, by the permission of their Lord, for every ˹decreed˺ matter.
70:4 - Al-Ma'arij
Verse 4
تَعۡرُجُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
وَٱلرُّوحُ
إِلَيۡهِ
فِي
يَوۡمٖ
كَانَ
مِقۡدَارُهُۥ
خَمۡسِينَ
أَلۡفَ
سَنَةٖ
٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹through which˺ the
angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit
1 will ascend to Him on a Day fifty thousand years in length.
2
إِن
تَتُوبَآ
إِلَى
ٱللَّهِ
فَقَدۡ
صَغَتۡ
قُلُوبُكُمَاۖ
وَإِن
تَظَٰهَرَا
عَلَيۡهِ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
هُوَ
مَوۡلَىٰهُ
وَجِبۡرِيلُ
وَصَٰلِحُ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ
وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
بَعۡدَ
ذَٰلِكَ
ظَهِيرٌ
٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
˹It will be better˺ if you ˹wives˺ both turn to Allah in repentance, for your hearts have certainly faltered. But if you ˹continue to˺ collaborate against him, then ˹know that˺ Allah Himself is his Guardian. And Gabriel, the righteous believers, and the
angels are ˹all˺ his supporters as well.
إِن
كُلُّ
نَفۡسٖ
لَّمَّا
عَلَيۡهَا
حَافِظٞ
٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
There is no soul without a vigilant angel ˹recording everything˺.
يُنَزِّلُ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ
بِٱلرُّوحِ
مِنۡ
أَمۡرِهِۦ
عَلَىٰ
مَن
يَشَآءُ
مِنۡ
عِبَادِهِۦٓ
أَنۡ
أَنذِرُوٓاْ
أَنَّهُۥ
لَآ
إِلَٰهَ
إِلَّآ
أَنَا۠
فَٱتَّقُونِ
٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He sends down the
angels with revelation by His command to whoever He wills of His servants, ˹stating:˺ “Warn ˹humanity˺ that there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Me, so be mindful of Me ˹alone˺.”
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ
لِلَّهِ
فَاطِرِ
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
جَاعِلِ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
رُسُلًا
أُوْلِيٓ
أَجۡنِحَةٖ
مَّثۡنَىٰ
وَثُلَٰثَ
وَرُبَٰعَۚ
يَزِيدُ
فِي
ٱلۡخَلۡقِ
مَا
يَشَآءُۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
عَلَىٰ
كُلِّ
شَيۡءٖ
قَدِيرٞ
١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
All praise is for Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, Who made
angels ˹as His˺ messengers with wings—two, three, or four. He increases in creation whatever He wills. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.