¶ Door Number Seventeen
¶ The Archangels
¶ “Indeed if We had sent an angel as a Messenger, We would still have sent him in the form of a man, so increasing their confusion.”
Across all the Abrahamic religions as well as other religious traditions, there are beings of high rank and status who carry out divine mandates, responsibilities, and functions. These beings of high rank and status are known as archangels in the Abrahamic religions. Archangels deliver messages, protect us in dangerous situations, and are very much a part of our everyday lives whether we are aware of them or not.
¶ The Guardian of the House (PBUH)
One day one of the believers traveled from Egypt to Iraq, and he had with him an amount of money. While he was in the inspection area of the airport before boarding the flight, the travelers were all pulling their money out of their pockets and out of their bags and the airport security was checking the amounts they had. When our brother Hussein reached the inspection point, the employee asked him, “What is this?”
Hussein responded, “This is money.”
The employee said to him, “This is not allowed, this is considered money laundering and there is a penalty for this under Egyptian law.”
So Hussein said, “If you hold me to account over this, you shall never see a happy day in your life, and the Almighty shall hold you to account in this world before the next and sooner rather than later.”
So Hussein said, “The employee was filled with fear and froze like a statue.”
Hussein then said to him, “I seek refuge with God from the anger of God.”
So the employee said to him, “Wait here for a moment.”
So then he called another employee and said to him, “Stay here in my place.”
Then the employee turned to Hussein and said to him, “Follow me, I shall walk you out of the second inspection point because if not, they shall arrest you over this.”
So Hussein followed the employee until he took him to the safe zone, and before Hussein left, the employee said to him, “Where is the man that was with you?”
So Hussein said, “What man?”
The employee said, “The one with the long beard and long blond hair.”
So Hussein said, “He is a soldier from the soldiers of God, and I do not have with me except my Lord.”
Hussein later narrated, “The man was shocked, amazed, and terrified and he would take a step forward and then turn around and look at me with his eyes full of tears.”
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said, “(The blond man) was an angel by the name of ‘Guardian of the House’ and he stands with the believers during extreme hardships and whenever there is danger around. And this is the protection of the most Beneficent and most Merciful.”
So I asked the Imam (From Him is Peace), “My Father, do the angels come to you while you command them and see them and speak to them?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes my son, that is true, and Azrael as well, by the preference of God upon me.”
I asked him (From Him is Peace), “Are there any angels guarding us now in Egypt like the Guardian of the House?”
He (From Him is Peace) responded, “Do not say one angel, rather say hundreds, your house now has dozens, your home alone, blessed is that house. It is good that this topic was opened, I want to tell you to always let them hear the Qur’an, just as you need food and drink, they are like you, they need their food and their drink and that is the Qur’an. Do not allow anyone to listen to songs, God forbid. Songs bring about poverty and cut sustenance and feed the evil nafs and give it power over the good nafs, and if you enter your home send your greetings to them and if one of them speaks to you, you shall hear him in your heart.”
There happened with me a similar situation during my exodus from Egypt. And that was in the month of April in the year 2017. I had with me my daughter Maleeka, my wife, and Ali Al-Ghoraifi. When I reached the passport control area, I handed my passport over to the police officer at the counter. As he entered my information into the system, an alarm sound came from his computer and it was written on the screen: “Abdullah Hashem –Wanted Immediately” in red.
I knew then that they intended to arrest me, and the officer picked up the phone and called for backup to come and he said to me:
“Stay where you are and don’t move.”
Suddenly a man came wearing an Egyptian police uniform and he said to me:
“Come with me.”
And in complete silence he took me to safety and left in total silence.
When I reached Sweden, I told Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) about what happened, and he told me:
“That was a soldier from my soldiers, I had sent him to you in order that he saves you because you were wanted by the Egyptian intelligence and security agencies. Egypt is done for you until you return to it, opening it and sitting on its throne.”
¶ The Sky Giants
One day I was standing with Alireza and another believer, and we saw in the sky two bright lights that looked like two stars. They were still but they were not part of any constellation. They remained still for thirty seconds as we gazed upon them. I said to Alireza and the other believer: “Those stars are not usually part of the night sky and do not belong to any known constellation.” Suddenly, the two star-like lights moved simultaneously, slowly and then they sped up and disappeared within a matter of seconds in front of our eyes.
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said, “They are ‘the Sky Giants’ or ‘Giants of the Heavens,’ that is one of their names, their other name is ‘the Guardians of the Prayers.’ These are their names.”
I asked Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “Are they angels or extraterrestrials or both?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) responded, “They are angels from other planets. They gather in groups of four from every single planet. They are at your service.”
¶ Azrael (PBUH)
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said to me one day as we were discussing angels,
Azrael (PBUH) is called by the Prophets, Preferred Ones, and the Ahlul-Bayt (PBUT) ‘The Merciful and the Unjust’, for he is merciful with the believers and unjust with the disbelievers. O Protector, O God, when the soul of a disbeliever or unjust person is taken, he shall see the extreme anger of God manifested in the face of Azrael (PBUH). If he yells in the face of a disbeliever, the disbeliever shall wish that God had never created him, and he shall wish to be non-existent, and this happens with everyone but there is a difference in degrees, and the most extreme and the hardest of these degrees is with the atheist.
Aba Michael (PBUH) once said to me,
Yes, it is true, Azrael is not from the 313. And he is not here today and did not incarnate with a physical body, because if he did, there would not remain a single disbeliever, for he does not show any type of mercy. God’s mercy is vast, and therefore God left Azrael out of this particular assignment so that He can give creation a chance to repent. Azrael (PBUH) does not have feelings of mercy when it comes to disbelievers. He was not created with that feeling nor does he have patience, not for one second or less than that. He does not give any second chances. God willing, he is merciful with the believers, (PBUH). His appearance is indescribable, and no creature can imagine it, his appearance as he appears to the disbelievers. But with the believers, he appears in another way, his normal appearance, in order that the believer is not afraid.
I asked Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “What is the relationship between Azrael and Azazel (the dear one of God, and that is the ancient name given to Iblis)? There are traditions which state that Azazel is Azrael, and some of the Jews say the proof of this being true is that when Iblis fell from the mercy of God, death appeared in the world. So what is the relationship between the two if there exists one?”
The Imam (From Him is Peace) said, “No, son, the only relationship between them is that when a father has a group of children, he gives them names which are closely related. For example, Hassan, Hussein, Hassanain.”
I said, “I see, so they are siblings?”
He (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes son, like Habil and Qabil (Abel and Cain).”
¶ Michael (PBUH)
Michael (PBUH) is one of the close archangels who are known in the Abrahamic religions. He is mentioned in the narrations of Mohammed and the Family of Mohammed (From Them is Peace) as being one of those who incarnate with the Qaim/Riser (From Him is Peace). It was narrated from Imam Al-Ridha (From Him is Peace) that he said:
“If the Qaim rises, God will command the angels to send greetings to the believers and sit with them in their sittings. So if someone has a need, he shall send forth some angels to carry him. The angels will carry him until he comes to the Qaim, and the Qaim shall fulfill his need, then send him back. And from the believers are those who will travel in the clouds, and some of them will fly with the angels and others will walk with the angels, and some of them will race the angels and others will judge amongst the angels. And the believer is more dear to God than the angels, and there are those whom the Qaim shall appoint to be judges amongst one hundred thousand angels.”
Imam Al-Baqir (From Him is Peace) said:
“It is as if I am with the Qaim (PBUH) in Al-Kufa where he arrived from Mecca accompanied by five thousand angels. Gabriel is on his right and Michael is on his left and the believers are between his hands and he is spreading out soldiers in the land.”
When Imam Mahdi (PBUH & His Family) stands between the Rukn and the Maqam in preparation for the pledge of allegiance, the first to strike his hand will be Gabriel and Michael and they shall pledge allegiance to him. When he goes forth from Mecca along with his three hundred and thirteen companions, and the ten thousand that follow him in Mecca, Gabriel will be on his right and Michael on his left, and this is mentioned in many narrations. Michael is one of the greatest angels and he has authority over the rains and plants. He has a special place and rank with his Lord and he is from the most honorable angels and he is also the patron angel of Israel.
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said to me one day concerning Aba Michael (PBUH):
He is the strong rope that ties between one religion and another and he loves you very much, and sometimes he cries because of how much he longs for you when he hears your voice, or whenever he hears someone speak about you, or whenever he hears your name. Aba Michael (PBUH) is the one whom Imam Mahdi (PBUH & His Family) nicknamed “The Gatherer,” the Gatherer Aba Michael, he is the one who gathers the three hundred and thirteen. His name amongst the people in this incarnation is Ahmed Murad. If Ahmed Murad appears publicly between the people, or if his voice is heard, every believer and disbeliever shall say “I know that person.” And every person who hears his voice shall say “I have heard that voice before.” This is what Imam Mahdi Mohammed ibn Al-Hassan (PBUH & His Family) has said about him: “By Allah, without you O Murad, no truth would have appeared nor would falsehood have been destroyed.” My brother Aba Michael is dear to my heart, may my life be your ransom, O confuser of the devils of the humans and jinn. Michael is behind a great veil and greatness is for God. He is a man and of the best of men, Aba Michael is a strong connecting rope without whom the believers would stand confused, and without him no news would be heard and no knowledge would appear. Murad means the will of God. God made him beloved in the hearts of people, and God gave him courage, wisdom, intuitiveness, and extreme intelligence. He is time and my Father is the Companion of Time. He is the sword and I am the Companion of the Sword. There was never a time when he was not present, he was with the Prophet of God Abraham (PBUH), Jesus (PBUH), Moses (PBUH), Noah (PBUH), Adam (PBUH), Joseph (PBUH), Aaron (PBUH), Imam Al-Hussein (From Him is Peace), he was with everyone. He is the friend of God that never ever left God’s side. The friend Michael, the loyal companion of all the Prophets and Messengers and righteous ones.
¶ Raphael (PBUH)
One day I asked Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) about Asif ibn Barkhiya (PBUH).
He (From Him is Peace) said, “Asif was a preferred one of God whose title and identity were hidden.”
I asked him (From Him is Peace), “Who is he?”
He (From Him is Peace) replied, “He is neither Adam nor Mohammed nor Christ nor Noah, he is Raphael (PBUH) and soon he shall come forth from between the dirt.”
¶ Gabriel (PBUH)
Gabriel (PBUH) is one of the close angels who are known in the Abrahamic religions. He is mentioned in the narrations of Mohammed and the Family of Mohammed (From Them is Peace) as being of those who return with the Qaim/Riser (From Him is Peace). Gabriel is in charge of delivering the divine inspiration and message from God to His Messengers. Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said: “There was no time where Gabriel and Michael were not in it. Gabriel and Michael (PBUT) were with every single Prophet and Messenger and every Proof of God (PBUT).”
One day I was speaking to the Imam (From Him is Peace) and I said to him, “My Father, may my life be your ransom, it has been too long, inform me, what was the identity of the sixth person under the cloak, Gabriel (PBUH)? Is Gabriel (PBUH) Jesus the Messiah (PBUH) or is he Abraham (PBUH)?”
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said, “I shall tell you. He is Jesus (PBUH).”
¶ Hoor-Rael (PBUH)
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said to me one day that Enoch was also known to the ancient Egyptians as Osiris, and he had a son whose name was Horus. Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) revealed to me that Horus was originally an angel who incarnated in human form. The name of the angel was Hoor-Rael. He had a birthmark on his shoulder in the shape of an eye, and from it he drew immense power. This is why Horus is associated with the symbol of the eye (Figure 1). The ancient Egyptians remembered that about him. Horus is one of the incarnations of Prophet Noah (PBUH).
Figure 1: The Eye of Horus
¶ Metatron/Nun-Rael (PBUH)
One day, while I was in Egypt, I said to Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace), “I went up to the top of the roof of the building which I lived in, and it was dawn time, and something extremely strange happened which caused me to have goosebumps all over. I was speaking to you and to God in my heart, and I looked up at the stars and I looked around me and I could feel you in everything around me. In the trees, in the sky, in everything, and suddenly I looked behind me and I was stunned to see the moon in the shape of the letter ‘Nun’ and above it was a star in the place of the dot. So I raised out of my pocket the stone which I had brought from the Pyramids and I held it facing the moon, and suddenly a very bright comet passed by in the sky very fast.”
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said, “Glad tidings to you son, I pray to God that you have reached the Covenant. Glad tidings to you O pure one, Glad tidings to you Nun, go and read Surah Al-Qalam. Mashallah, Mashallah my son, there is no power nor might except through God.”
Afterwards the Imam (From Him is Peace) told me one day, “Nun is Joseph, and the Pen is Abraham (PBUH) and that is his nickname with us, and I am the Tablet. My son, I would like to tell you something but I hope that it does not cause you to be conceited or prideful when I mention it. Have you ever had a feeling that your presence in a place brings goodness and blessings? Did you ever notice that? When you stand waiting to buy something from a shop or store, do you notice that more sustenance and customers come to that place? In you is goodness and upon you is goodness and from you is goodness. Your name is Nun-Rael and you are the angel given authority over blessings and sustenance.”
I asked him (From Him is Peace), “I found a narration mentioning Nun-Rael in the books of the Muslims, and they mentioned that this angel is Prophet Enoch. He is also the angel known as Metatron with the Jews, and in the Jewish Book of Zohar it is written that one of the titles and meanings of Metatron is ‘Servant of God’ (Abdullah) and that he is also called ‘The Youth’ and that this angel is a veil between God and creation. They also say that Metatron has a relationship with Space itself and he is the archangel of the Covenant and of Life. They describe him as the Scribe of God, and the same was said about Prophet Idris. Is the name Metatron a name of Nun-Rael?”
Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said, “Yes, my son, it is him.”
Then the Imam (From Him is Peace) said concerning the statue of Metatron carrying Metatron’s cube (Figure 2), which is actually a giant star of David, “Yes, my son, this image resembles what the universe really looks like by ninety percent accuracy. The universe resembles the Star of David.”
Figure 2: Metatron carrying Metatron’s Cube
¶ Sources
- Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) said concerning music: “There is no problem with music, but the type of music which is used in songs is forbidden.” He later clarified: “The types of songs which the people of disbelief and transgression dance to.”
- Mo'jam Ahadeeth Imam Al-Mahdi (AS), Al-Shaikh Ali Al-Korani, Vol. 4, p. 165
- Bihar Al-Anwar, Al-Allamah Al-Majlisi, Vol. 52, p. 337
- Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen) is Chapter (68) of the Holy Qur’an.
- Imam Ahmed Al-Hassan (From Him is Peace) has confirmed that the Star of David is the map of the universe and the symbol of the Seventh Covenant. It represents the unification of the physical and metaphysical worlds, it contains all the letters of knowledge, and in the middle it contains the Arabic letters Aleph, Ha, Mem, and Dal which spell Ahmed meaning ‘praised’.