Angels of Light and Divine Messages: The Universe Reveals the Greatness of God

Bismillah.

Wherever one may be, every human being exists under divine protection. In Islam, this protection is provided by angels, beings of light created solely to obey God, in contrast to humans and jinn, who possess free will. Angels have no personal desires, yet they perform extraordinary tasks: conveying divine messages, safeguarding the universe, and guiding humanity toward righteousness.

In Judaism and Christianity, angels were known as cherubim, messengers, and celestial beings in close proximity to God. Islam affirms their existence in its final revelation, the Qur’an, additionally referring to them as “guardians of the Earth.” Islamic tradition associates them with the seven cosmic cardinal points, maintaining the order of the universe. It is therefore unreasonable to divide monotheistic religions: they share the same fundamental faith, with Muhammad as the final prophet. The Qur’an confirms the Torah, the Gospel, and the prophets: every Jew, Christian, or Muslim is under the protection of the same angels.

As stated in Sura 2:136:"We believe in Allah and in what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus and the prophets; we make no distinction among any of them."

Many Christians, having not studied the Qur’an, have distanced themselves from their faith due to perceived inconsistencies. God sent the Qur’an through the angel Jibrīl (Gabriel) to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to complete the divine message. Studying the Qur’an is therefore essential: focusing solely on Jesus without knowledge of subsequent prophets is akin to leaving school halfway through the curriculum, without comprehending its entirety.

Jibrīl is the most prominent angel in the Qur’an, serving as the angel of revelation, while Gabriel is one of the principal archangels in Christianity, announcing the miraculous birth of Jesus to Mary. Thus, the same divine messenger serves as a link between the Christian and Islamic revelations. Sura Maryam (19) is devoted to the birth of Jesus (ʿĪsā) and the story of his mother Mary (Maryam), emphasizing the miraculous nature of his birth and the purity of the prophetic mission.

The Qur’an rejects the doctrine of the Trinity and affirms that Jesus cannot be considered the son of God: Allah is singular, transcendent, and infinite, entirely distinct from creation. Attributing a son to Him would imply a plurality incompatible with monotheism. Jesus remains a created being and a messenger, whose miraculous birth from Mary testifies to divine power without compromising the oneness of God.

Many individuals leave Christianity for intellectual, emotional, or spiritual reasons, often in pursuit of moral and rational coherence.

Islam offers a return to a unified, coherent framework because:

·        The Qur’an emphasizes the absolute oneness of God and presents a logically coherent theological system, free from contradictions.

·        It provides structured answers to moral and spiritual dilemmas, including the purpose of life, justice, and human responsibility.

·        It contains references consistent with modern scientific observations—from embryology to natural cycles and the expansion of the universe—harmonizing with science rather than replacing it.

The Qur’an represents the final revelation because it confirms previous scriptures, delivers a universal and complete message, and offers teachings that are logical, practical, and spiritually meaningful across all times and cultures.

Even today, angels play an active role, unseen but indispensable: recording human actions, protecting the righteous, inspiring goodness, executing divine decrees, and maintaining cosmic order. In a world marked by moral corruption, they serve as a testament that justice and cosmic balance remain eternal and inexorable.

From an Islamic perspective, all human beings are “People of the Book,” recipients of divine revelation, and Islam represents the completion and affirmation of these shared spiritual roots. The dissemination of Islam constitutes a universal call to reconnect with God, justice, and original morality, values that transcend time, place, and culture.

Christmas and Islam intersect in the miracle of Jesus’ birth: in Christianity, Christmas celebrates Jesus as a divine figure, whereas in Islam, his birth highlights the purity of Mary and Jesus’ prophetic mission as a servant and messenger of Allah. Both traditions recognize this event as a sign of hope, faith, and righteousness—a universal reminder of spiritual guidance and divine mercy.

Recent scientific discoveries concerning light further illuminate this perspective: quantum experiments have created states of “condensed light” or “light supersolids,” demonstrating how light can behave as an ordered form of matter through interactions between photons and material systems. If angels are beings of light, and light travels at approximately 300,000 km/s, this symbolically and scientifically underscores their immense power and their capacity to convey divine messages instantaneously.

Light thus becomes a unifying thread linking science and the Qur’an, matter and spirit, the visible and the invisible. Modern physics elucidates its speed, structure, and precision, while the Qur’an proclaims: Allah is the “Light of the heavens and the earth” (Sura 24:35), the eternal guide of truth and the believers. Every luminous phenomenon, every scientific discovery, can therefore be interpreted as a sign of divine will, demonstrating that knowledge, faith, and the cosmos are intertwined through a single eternal light.

In every ray of light, within the order of the universe, and through the truth of the Qur’an, one certainty remains immutable: God is great, and nothing escapes His knowledge.

Alhamdulillah.