Angels in Islam

✴Strength✴

"What indicates their (i.e., the angel's) great strength is that if Allah commands just one of them, then indeed, he is able to let out an awful cry in the world, thus destroying the creation, as occurred with the people of Thamood, who were seized by a loud scream. Jibraeel unleashed one powerful scream upon them, "Verily, We sent against them a single sayhah (awful cry), and they became like the dry straw of fences." [Soorah al-Qamar (54): 31] So, their hearts ceased to function within their bodies and as a result, they died and became like dry straw.

It was from the custom of the Arabs that when they would settle in a place, they would gather sticks of wood and make fences to surround their sheep and cattle. These fences would eventually dry up and become pieces of straw. So, they became like dried-up straws as a result of one loud cry from one of the angels.

Allah also commanded Jibraeel to raise up the towns of the people of Loot and they were seven cities in which could be found humans, buildings, goods and animals. He carried them on one side of his wing and raised these cities until the (other) angels heard the barking of dogs and the crowing of roosters. Then he overturned them and Allah caused the earth to swallow them up. This is an example of the mighty power of the angels." [See, al-Eeman bil-Malaaikah by al-Fawzan]

-Faith in the Angels