Do Angels Have Freewill
I want this one to be the concluding paragraph of my above reflection. (I do realise my posts are very long but I just want to share my reflections – Im sorry!). The angels asked the question because no one other than Allah can know the past, future and present unless Allah informs about all three. Because obviously, every other being has a beginning and an end unlike Allah hence only and only His Ilm is covering All. He alone is the Al Alim. Now it would have made no difference if He hadn’t informed the angels about the unseen. They would have still kept on carrying His will. But since He is Ar-Rahman, He unfolded from His knowledge to the angels (a being that is meant to carry His will). Imagine being able to carry His will and that too with the full knowledge that His will is the way to go, that its Perfectly Wise. Imagine the coolness, peace, happiness etc. And that brings me to the point I wanna make. Its all about His Knowledge. Whether or not you make yourself eligible for it. Angels did not have to make that struggle cause they were already created to be eligible for it. Human beings and Jinn have to make that struggle to make themselves qualify for Allah’s knowledge (His guidance). It is this guidance then that makes you recognise the will of Allah for your creation in general and you specifically. And then struggling to make yourself eligible and holding on to it till your last breath. So its all about ‘Knowledge.’
Please read Ghamidi sahabs Tafsir of surah tin I think it follows the flow of the surah a lot better with its context too.
But aren’t both linked so to say?
You have definitely presented very strong points in A and B. 👍 JazakAllah!