Islam for kids · What we believe
Who the angels are, what they do, and the two angels who write down our deeds.
Allah created the angels from light. We cannot see them, but they are real.
الْمَلَائِكَة
al-malāʾika
Source: Sahih Muslim 2996
Angels never disobey Allah. They always do what He tells them.
لَّا يَعْصُونَ اللَّهَ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ
lā yaʿṣūna llāha mā amarahum wa yafʿalūna mā yuʾmarūn
Source: At-Tahrim 66:6
Jibril is one of the greatest angels. He brought Allah's words, the Qur'an, to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
جِبْرِيل
Jibrīl
Source: Al-Baqarah 2:97
Allah gives each angel a job. Mika'il is another great angel named in the Qur'an.
مِيكَائِيل
Mīkāʾīl
Source: Al-Baqarah 2:98
Two noble angels are with each of us. They write down everything we do, good and bad.
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ · كِرَامًا كَاتِبِينَ · يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
wa inna ʿalaykum la-ḥāfiẓīn · kirāman kātibīn · yaʿlamūna mā tafʿalūn
Source: Al-Infitar 82:10-12
If you plan to do a good deed, it is written as a good deed, even before you do it. So always think good things!
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim
Tip for parents: read one lesson together, then practise it, for example wudu before prayer.