Fatir, also known as Al-Mala’ikaha, is the 35th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an with 45 verses (āyāt). Parts of Q35:39-45 are preserved in the Ṣan‘ā’1 lower text.
Folio from the Blue Quran with the first three verses of the chapter Fatir. Raqqada National Museum of Islamic Art, Tunisia
Qur'an folio in kufic script with heading for the chapter Fatir. 9th or 10th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France
In Islam, angels are believed to be heavenly beings, created from a luminous origin by God. The Quran is the principal source for the Islamic concept of angels, but more extensive features of angels appear in hadith literature, Mi'raj literature, Islamic exegesis, theology, philosophy, and mysticism.
Angel in a Persian miniature, in the style of Bukhara, 16th century.
Angel Blowing a Woodwind, ink and opaque watercolor painting from Safavid Iran, c. 1500, Honolulu Academy of Arts.
The angels Harut and Marut punished by hanging over the well, condemned to teach sorcery. (c. 1703)
1543 illustration of the Mi'raj from an edition of the Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi created for Shah Tahmasp I