Mala'ika
مَلَائِكَةDefinition
The angels — created from light, incapable of disobedience, organized into ranks each with appointed task. Ibn Kathir devotes substantial chapters to their creation, categories, and offices.
As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Kathir and the scholars of his school.
How the scholars use Mala'ika.
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"Rifa'ah ibn Waqsh, Sayfi ibn Qayzi, 'Abbad ibn Sahl, Ubayd ibn al-Tayhan, Habib ibn Zayd, Iyas ibn Aws al-Ashhaliyyun, al-Yaman, Zayd ibn Hatib al-Zafari, Abu Sufyan ibn Harith ibn Qays, Ghasil al-Mala'ika Hanzalah ibn Abi Amir, Malik ibn Umayyah, Awf ibn Amr, Abu Hayyah ibn Amr, Abdullah ibn Jubayr ibn al-Nu'man, Khaythamah, Subay' ibn Hatib, and Umair ibn Adi."
— Imam al-Dhahabī, Volume 1
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