Angels Unveiled, A Sufi Perspective Imam al-Haddad Imam ibn Ata' Allah al-Sakandari

Imam ibn Ata' Allah al-Sakandari

Sallabi did what conditions are necessary for the true faith

with great guidance for generations to come

This tafsir is similar to Tafsir Qurtubi in that the author delves into fiqh rulings through his tafsir of the Quran

except the first unit which includes six dialogues

Angels Unveiled, A Sufi Perspective Imam al-Haddad Imam ibn Ata' Allah al-SakandariAngels take any form they wish in the physical world. As crystal water takes the form of the cup in which it is poured, angels can take the form of any creation which they visit. They do not retain their full original form of light when they are sent to human beings: "Say: If there were in the earth angels walking secure, We had sent down for them from heaven an angel [without change] as messenger" (17: 95). Angels can come as birds, as human beings,