Ascent and Descent of Angels — Essence of Islam Vol. 2

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Introduction

In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 2), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon Ascent and Descent of Angels, 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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‘None knows the hosts of thy Lord but He.’ Then believe in their descent and their ascent and do not seek to penetrate into their reality, that is best and closest to righteousness. Allah has described them as standing, in prostration, arranged in rows, glorifying God and occupying their appointed places. He has bestowed these attributes upon them eternally and permanently and has made them characteristic of them. It is not, therefore, permissible that the angels should give up their prostration and their standing and should disrupt their rows, or should interrupt their glorification of God and their

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“None knows the hosts of thy Lord but He.” Then mind your duty to Allah, O men of wisdom.
[A’ina-e-Kamalat-e-Islam, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 5, pp. 384-387]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 2, p. 154]

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