بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

There is a misconception that angels are not a material existence and are not considered a body (jism).

This short syllogism will explain as to why this is not the case.

P1: Angels have movement.

P2: Movement is an accident [1] which is attributed to bodies.

C1: Angels are bodies.

Premise 1: Angels have movement.

This premise is very easily proven by many verses in the Qur’an.

“And [mention] when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam”; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.” [2:34]

Premise 2: Movement is an accident which occurs in bodies.

A body is a being with dimensions stretched out in space. Therefore, either this body occupies space while not having been in a different space during the previous moment in time (rest), or the body occupies its space while having been in a different space during the previous moment in time (movement or motion).

Conclusion 1: Angels are bodies.

This is the conclusion drawn via the premises aforementioned.

جَزَاكَ اللهُ خَيْرًا

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• [1] Accident: a property of a thing which is not essential to its nature.