( The heavens nearly burst, one above the other, ˹in awe of Him˺. And the angels glorify the praises of their Lord, and seek forgiveness for those on earth. Surely Allah alone is the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) Ash-Shoura 42: 5 and Almighty Allah has described them that they are near Him.
( But if the pagans are too proud, then ˹let them know that˺ those ˹angels˺ nearest to your Lord glorify Him day and night, and never grow weary.) Fussilat 41:38
They descend to earth only by Allah’s command, to perform duties they had been commanded to do
( “We only descend by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs whatever is before us, and whatever is behind us, and everything in between. And your Lord is never forgetful.) Maryam 19:64
They descend more frequently on special occasions such as on the night of Qadr:
( That night the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit descend, by the permission of their Lord, for every ˹decreed˺ matter.) Al-Qadr 97: 4
وينزلون إلى الأرض بأمر الله لتنفيذ مهمات كلفوا بها، ووكلت إليهم كما قال تعالى: “وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا”.
ويكثر نزولهم في مناسبات خاصة كما في ليلة القدر: “تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ”.