4. SIGNIFICANCE OF ANGEL
JIBREELThe Angel Jibreel ,or Gabriel, holds a very important
place in Islam. Allah described this great Angel in the
Qur'an as Ar-Rooh-ul-Qudus, or the holy spirit. He is
greatest of all angels who connected Allah’s
message to mankind. in obedience to the orders of
Allah, Jibreel had supported prophet Muhammad
(S.A.W) and the Muslims every steps of the way. He
protected Muhammad (S.A.W) from the pagans of
Makkah when they tried to hurt him. He led the
angels in securing the migration of the Muslims, the
Hijrah, from Makkah to Madinah. He also lead the
angels again in helping the muslims in their fights
against the pagans in the battles of Badr, Al-
5. According to Aisha (R.A) and others, the Prophet (S.A.W) saw
Angel Jibreel in his true form only twice, as it is indicated in
the Quran :
The first sighting of Jibreel took place at the cave of Hira , on
the occasion of the revelation of the first verses of the
Qur’an, and the second time was during the Al- Miraj in the
seventh heaven. Allah said in Surat-un-Najm,
“This is not but a revelation revealed, taught by the one
mighty in power (Jibreel), who is very strong who appeared in
complete manner, on the higher horizon…He saw him
another time by the Lote tree of the far boundary.” (53: 4-14)
12. IN THE CAVE OF HIRA
Angel Jibreel is mentioned several times in the
Holy Qur’an along with other special angels.
Each one of them has a special role Angel Jibreel
is known the messenger angel because he was
responsible for bringing Allah’s words to prophet
Muhammed (S.A.W).
Jibreel appeared in the cave of Hira to the
prophet (S.A.W) while he was meditating. Then
Jibreel communicated Allah’s first message to
him. As you learned in your elementary years,
Angel Jibreel commanded Muhammed (S.A.W) to
“read” By saying “iqra.” the Prophet (S.A.W)
replied, “I cannot read” , as he was illiterate. The
angel seized him and again commanded him,
“Read!” The words of the Angel Jibreel to prophet
13. 1. Read in the name of your Lord Who
created.
2. He created man from clot.
3. Read and your lord is Honorable.
4. Who taught (to write) with the pen.
5. Taught man what he knew not.
SURAH ALAQ,
VERSES 1-5
14. This was the first revelation prophet Muhammad
(S.A.W) received from Allah. He was forty years old.
Jibreel continued to communicate Al-Qur’an to
Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) over the next twenty
three years.
Angel Jibreel would visit Prophet Muhammad to
deliver a few ayaat at a time on a continues basis.
Every year during the month of Ramadan, Jibreel
would review the verses of the Qur’an that he had
delivered that year. In the 11th year after Hijrah, the
year that the prophet (S.A.W) passed away , Jibreel
reviewed the whole Qur’an twice with him. The
Qur’an was now complete and Prophet Muhammad
(S.A.W) soon passed away. He was sixty three years
old. Jibreel is very well known for other important
15. THE JOURNEY OF AL-ISRA AND AL-MIRAJ
Another important task of Angel Jibreel was the
journey of al-Isra and Al-miraj.
One night prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) was sleeping
near the Ka’bah in Makkah when the Angel Jibreel
came to him and woke him up. The Angel Jibreel took
his arm and led him to the sacred mosque in Makkah.
Waiting for him nearby a white creature that looked
like a horse. It was called al-Buraq. Prophet
Muhammad (S.A.W) and Angel Jibreel rode the Buraq
to Jerusalem, within a blink of an eye they were at the
old city and were met there by a group of prophets :
Adam, Nooh, Ibraheem, Musa, Isa and many others
(A.S), Led by the Angel Jibreel.
16. Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) began
ascending toward the seven heavens.
Throughout the journey up to the Heavens,
the prophet was astounded. For the first
time he had the opportunity to observe the
magnificent unseen world. He saw the
beautiful angles, the great prophets and
messengers, the sublime heaven and many
other amazing wonders. When he arrived
there, he communicated with Allah and
received divine guidance on prayer for
Muslims and other important matters. Let’s
learn from Rasoolullah (S.A.W) some details
of his great journey to heaven with Angel
23. …..
And mentionMaryam in theBokwhen she drew aside from
her family to a eastern place ;
So she took a veil to screen herself from them;thenwe sentto
her ourspirit , And there appeared to her a well made man.
She said: Surely I seek refugefrom you to themercifulAllah ,if
you are one guarding (against evil)
He said: I am onlya messenger of your Lord: That I will give
you a pure boy
24.
25. قلوبشرى وهدى امنوا الذين ليثبت بالحق ربك من القدس روح نزله
102 للمسلمين
Say, [O Muhammad], "The Pure Spirit hasbrought it down from
your Lord in truth to make firm those who believe and as
guidance and good tidings to the Muslims."
26. بالرسل بعده من وقفينا الكتاب موسى اتينا ولقد
القدس بروح وايدناه البينات مريم ابن عيسى واتينا
استكبرتم انفسكم تهوى ال بما رسول جاءكم افكلما
تقتلون وفريقا كذبتم ففريقا
And we qave Musa the Book and We sent
messenger after him one after another; and We
gave Isa , the son of Maryam ,clear signs and
supported him with the Holy Spirit .( Surat –ul-
Baqarah)
28. HolySpiritInChristianity
The Holyspirit isa very popularterm in
christianity.However ,this term has a different
meaning than thatin Islam. Tounderstandwhat
the HolySpiritmeans in christianity, we should
firstbe familiarwith the concept of “Trinity”.
According to Webster’s Dictionary ,’’ trinity’’is :
29. ....
“ The unionof 3 divine (godly) person, the Father, theSon, & The
HolySpirit ,in one divinity (GODHOOD) so thatall three are one
God as to substance , but three persons’’.