Originally posted by lil bitchiness
I don't care.
In Islam, aren't angels genreally invisible, taking the forms of men when they need to be seen. That would make me thing that angels are genderless, more energy (gender being a human construct). I know Gabriel appeared as a male, but I'm not familiar with all occurances.
Originally posted by Alliance
Obviously.In Islam, aren't angels genreally invisible, taking the forms of men when they need to be seen. That would make me thing that angels are genderless, more energy (gender being a human construct). I know Gabriel appeared as a male, but I'm not familiar with all occurances.
What you initially googled is an early Islamic scholers interpretation of what Muhammad saw.
That is not what it is said in the Hadiths.
In Islam, angels exist in the form they are. Gabriel did not appear as a male, he appeared as an ANGEL. In its TRUE form.
"But the Prophet saw Gabriel in his true form twice."
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 6, Book 60, Number 378) narrated by Aisha.
In the Qur'an it says that Muhammad has seen 600 wings of Gabriel. He appeared in its true form, and thus Muhammad knew it was from God.
He couln't have appeared in form of a male, yet been in his true form with 600 wings.
So, either Early Islamic scholers are wrong, or the Hadith narrated by Aisha is wrong.
Angels are not supposed to be 'invisible'. Neither are Jinns.
I don't know about Christianity. I don't believe in Angles, so as far as Im concerned they can be any sex they like.
Out of the logic, I assumed they are asexual.