Angels-MALA’IKA

Mala’ika is the Islamic term for angel. Like the Greek term angelos,
mala’ika means “messenger,” referring to one of the chief functions of
angels—carrying messages between humans and God. Islamic thinkers
postulated three orders of beings beyond God: angels, jinn, and
humanity. The angels, who were created out of light, are closest to
God. The jinn, who are intermediate between angels and humanity,
inhabit a subtly material or etheric realm and were created out of fire.
Finally, humanity was created out of clay.