Angels Do Not Move From Their Appointed Places — Essence of Islam Vol. 2

14 Sep, 2026 Essence of Islam 0

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In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 2), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon Angels Do Not Move From Their Appointed Places, presenting profound spiritual insights and scriptural verities.

Book Series: Essence of Islam (Volume 2)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS)
Section: Part 4: Angels
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Three Types of Angels The Holy Qur’an mentions three types of angels: (1) The particles of earthly bodies and the faculties of souls. (2) Heaven, the sun, the moon and the clouds of the earth that are in operation. (3) The higher powers above all these like Gabriel and Michael, ‘Izra’il and others which are called Jum in the Vedas….
The Holy Qur’an uses the word angel very frequently. Everything that hears God’s voice is His angel. Thus every particle of the world is an angel of God for it hears His voice and obeys Him.
[Nasim-e-Da‘wat, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 19, pp. 456-457]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 2, p. 149]

Islamic scholars do not affirm that angels descend upon the earth in person walking on their feet. This notion is obviously false for had it been necessary for the angels to descend upon the earth in their proper person for the performance of their functions it would have been impossible for them to carry out anything to its end. For instance, the angel of death takes possession in one second of the souls of thousands of people who dwell in 37

(Surah Saffat, Part number 23) As the sun occupies its station and its heat and light spreading upon the earth benefit everything, in the same way, the heavenly spirits whether they are called heavenly bodies according to the concept of the Greeks, or they are called the spirits of the planets in the terms of the Vedas, or we should call them in a straightforward way the angels of God, this wonderful creation occupies its appointed place and by the perfect Wisdom of God Almighty is occupied in carrying everything that is eager, to its desired goal. This creation performs external services as well as internal services. As our bodies and our overt faculties are influenced by the sun and the moon and other planets, in the same way, our hearts and minds and all our spiritual faculties are influenced by these angels according to our diverse capacities. Whatever possesses the capacity to become something excel- 37 ‘(The angles say:) And there is not one of us but has an appointed station. And, verily, we are those who stand ranged in ranks.’—AlSaffat, 37:165-166 [Publisher]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 2]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 2, p. 149]

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