Sufi Classics · July 8, 2026

ajniḥat al-karūbiyyīn

The wings of the muqarrab (near-to-God) angels are as follows: The malāʾikat al-karūbiyyūn (karūbiyyūn angels), according to Ibn Sīnā, are intellects. They are the great ones among the angels, or the soldiers of Allah …

The wings of the muqarrab (near-to-God) angels are as follows: The malāʾikat al-karūbiyyūn (karūbiyyūn angels), according to Ibn Sīnā, are intellects. They are the great ones among the angels, or the soldiers of Allah the Exalted. (Hayākil, 105)