Angels

Angels (mala'ikah) are beings created from light who hold a central place in Islamic theology. Belief in them is one of the six articles of faith; the Quran describes them as servants of God who transmit revelation, record deeds, and act in death and the afterlife.

The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, named in the Qur'an and described in the hadith as standing in the highest heaven, at the limit beyond which no created being passes. The Prophet Muhammad reached it during the Night Journey and Ascension.