Mala'ikah
Mala'ikah are angels: beings created by God from light. The Qur'an and hadith describe them carrying out specific tasks, such as recording deeds or delivering revelation. Individual angels, such as Jibril, are named for particular roles.
See the term in context
What is the ruling on naming a kindergarten "Angels' Kindergarten" (Rawdhat al-Mala'ikah) while placing pictures on its facade of naked, winged children holding arrows and bows, knowing that the intention behind these pictures is to embody angels?
The aforementioned painting is forbidden because it depicts animate beings and makes assumptions and conjectures about the unseen by claiming that angels appear as they are depicted.
Is sujood as-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) obligatory for one who sufficed with saying "Subbuh Quddus, Rabb al-Mala'ikah wa ar-Ruh" (Glorified, Most Holy, Lord of the' Angels and the Spirit) in rukoo' (bowing) and sujood (prostration) and did not say "Subhana Rabbi al-Adheem" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most Great) or "Subhana Rabbi al-A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High)?
Whoever limits themselves in bowing to saying: "Subbuh Quddus, Rabb al-Mala'ikati wa al-Ruh" (Glorified, Most Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit) is not required to perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud…
What is the wisdom behind Almighty Allah's description of Gabriel as "Al-Mala'ikah" (the angels) in Surahs Al Imran (3:39) and (3:42)?
The Holy Quran was revealed in a clear Arabic tongue, and His (Allah's) saying: (فنادته الملائكة) "the angels called her" has two readings. The first, by Hamza and Al-Kisa'i, is: (فناداه الملائكة) "the angels called…
Questions that use it
Is it permissible to say "Subbuhun Quddusun Rabbul Malaa'ikati war-Ruh" (Glorified, Most Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit) during bowing (rukūʿ) and prostration (sujūd)?
How do the angels entrusted with writing deeds deal with the presence of pictures in the house, and is it permissible to pray in a place where there are pictures?
Why did the linguists object to Abu Ja'far al-Madani's recitation of "وإذ قلنا للملائكة" (And when We said to the angels) with a dammah on the ta' (تُ), despite the frequent transmission of the narration, claiming that there is no small idgham of two similar letters in his recitation due to the madd silat mim al-jam'?