Mala'ika

In the supplied sources angels are presented as created by God from a luminous origin. The Qur'an is identified in the materials as the principal textual source for the Islamic concept of angels, and later literature — hadith, Mi'raj narratives, exegesis, theology, philosophy, and mystical writings — elaborates their features. The supplied corpus frames these beings as part of the divinely created unseen order distinct from humanity and situated within a hierarchical, scripturally grounded cosmology.

The only descriptive trait provided in the supplied sources is that angels are heavenly beings created from a luminous origin. The materials do not provide further physical description, iconography, or Coptic-specific visual motifs; the emphasis in the sources is on their status as luminous, divinely created beings rather than on concrete corporeal features.

The provided excerpts do not enumerate specific abilities, roles, or behaviors for angels in a Coptic-folklore context. The sources note, however, that more extensive accounts of angelic features and functions are found in hadith literature, Mi'raj literature, Islamic exegesis, theology, philosophy, and mysticism, implying that such traditions elaborate roles (e.g., in other literature) though those specific roles are not documented in the supplied materials.