ملائكة
Malāʾika
Beings created from light to serve God, whom Muslims are required to believe in.
What it means
Belief in angels is an article of faith (2:285). They do not eat or sleep, and cannot disobey (66:6). The Quran names Gabriel, who brings revelation (2:97), and Michael (2:98); Malik, the keeper of Hell, is named in 43:77. Others record deeds (82:10–12), and the angel of death takes souls (32:11). The hadith adds Israfil, who will blow the trumpet, as well as Munkar and Nakir who question the dead.
Often misunderstood as
That Islam treats angels as divine or as God’s children.
What the sources say
The Quran says the pagans made the angels “daughters of God” and rejects it (43:19), and that angels do not disobey God. They are creatures and are never worshipped. Iblis is a jinn, not an angel (18:50).