Shin Malamanmu na Guardian na mace ne ko na mace?

Mala'iku, kamar Allah da kansa, mutane ne na ruhaniya na ainihi, sabili da haka ba su da jinsi irin wannan. Daidai magana, babu mala'iku maza ko mata. Koyaya, idan muka yi nazarin abin da nassosi zasu gaya mana game da mala'iku, za mu ga cewa ana wakilta su koyaushe kuma an bayyana su cikin maganganun na namiji. Ba za mu taɓa samun cikakke a cikin Littafi Mai-Tsarki ba, ko da irin wahalar da muke iya nunawa, zance guda ɗaya ga mala'iku waɗanda aka yi cikin yanayin mace. Maimakon haka, mala'iku koyaushe suna bayyana kamar mutane.

Don bayar da misali a tsakanin mutane da yawa, game da mala'ikan da ya bayyana a gare ta, mahaifiyar Samson ta ce: “Wani mutumin Allah ya zo wurina, fuskarsa kamar fuskar mala'ikan Allah, abin tsoro ne sosai” (Alƙalawa 13) : 6). Ko da ba a kira su da takamaiman maza ba, suna bayyana kamar mutane ne masu ban tsoro, masu ban tsoro da kuma mutane masu iko, halaye waɗanda muke haɗu da al'ada. Misali, mala’ikun farko da suka bayyana a safiyar Kirsimeti sun tsoratar da makiyayan sosai har ya zama dole su gaya masu kada su ji tsoro. Bugu da ƙari, ba wai kawai masu tsaron kabarin Yesu suka zama kamar “matattun mutane ba”, kamar yadda St Matiyu ya faɗi (Mt 28,4: 10) lokacin da mala'ika ya bayyana yana mirgine dutsen daga kabarin, amma kuma annabi Daniyel “ya wuce” (cf. Dan 9: 10) a kawai ganin St. Gabriel lokacin da ya bayyana gare shi. A zahiri, Daniyel ya bayyana Saint Gabriel a matsayin mutumin "tare da jiki mai kama da chrysolite: idanun sa suna kama da masu wuta, hannayensa da ƙafafunsa suna kama da tagulla mai ƙonewa, muryarsa kuma ta yi amo kamar rurin taro" (Dan 6: XNUMX). Dole ne mu ga waɗannan abubuwan a matsayin wahayin Allah da kuma bayyana nufinsa. Hakan alama ce, kuma mai ƙarfi ga wannan, cewa Ubangiji yana son mu fahimci cewa halayen maza sun fi dacewa da wakilcin ruhohin mala'iku.