The Categories of the Verb "Nazar" and the Angel of Death
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, you mentioned that the verb "nazar" (to look) has three forms. Please repeat for us the evidence for this and the manner of the Angel of Death. Is he a single angel?
Answer:
I have mentioned all of this in the discussion. The word "nazar" (looking) falls into three categories. When it is followed by the preposition "bi" (with), it means remaining and waiting, as in "Look with your own eyes at this proof, O people of light." When it is followed by the preposition "ila" (to), it means seeing with the eyes, as in "Faces on that Day will be looking toward their Lord" (Surah al-Qiyamah 85:10). This usage is with the letter "dha" (ض), from the root "nazar" (looking). The other usage is with the letter "da" (ذ), from the root "nazar" (looking), because it is followed by "ila" (to).[Al-Qiyamah 75:23]
As for when it is used with the preposition "fi" (in), it means to reflect and consider, as in His saying:[Al-A'raf 7:185] meaning they should reflect. This statement is found in the commentary on the Tahawi Creed. Refer to the commentary on the Tahawi Creed and you will find it there. As for the Angel of Death,
Do we not know his name? It is said that he is Azrael, and Allah knows best. His name has not been established. What is in the Qur'an is "the Angel of Death"[As-Sajdah 32:11]. You have returned to asking about his name. He will come to you even if you do not know his name. Yes.
The angels who are with him are his assistants. He has assistants. "Our messengers" who take the soul, meaning the angels of death, assist him, and he is their leader.
Honorable Shaykh, you mentioned that the verb "nazar" (to look) has three forms. Please repeat for us the evidence for this and the manner of the Angel of Death. Is he a single angel?
Answer:
I have mentioned all of this in the discussion. The word "nazar" (looking) falls into three categories. When it is followed by the preposition "bi" (with), it means remaining and waiting, as in "Look with your own eyes at this proof, O people of light." When it is followed by the preposition "ila" (to), it means seeing with the eyes, as in "Faces on that Day will be looking toward their Lord" (Surah al-Qiyamah 85:10). This usage is with the letter "dha" (ض), from the root "nazar" (looking). The other usage is with the letter "da" (ذ), from the root "nazar" (looking), because it is followed by "ila" (to).
Looking at their Lord.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌAs for when it is used with the preposition "fi" (in), it means to reflect and consider, as in His saying:
Do they not look into the realm of the heavens and the earth
أَوَلَمْ يَنظُرُوا فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِDo we not know his name? It is said that he is Azrael, and Allah knows best. His name has not been established. What is in the Qur'an is "the Angel of Death"
Say, "The angel of death will take you who has been entrusted with you
قُلْ يَتَوَفَّاكُم مَّلَكُ الْمَوْتِ الَّذِي وُكِّلَ بِكُمْThe angels who are with him are his assistants. He has assistants. "Our messengers" who take the soul, meaning the angels of death, assist him, and he is their leader.
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