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  2. Angels in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Belief in angels is one of the core tenets within Islam, as it is one of the six articles of faith. [7] [8] Angels are more prominent in Islam compared to Judeo-Christian tradition. [9]

  3. List of spiritual entities in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Salsa'il, guardian angel of the fourth heaven. [39] (Angel) Shamka'il, an angel of the sixth heaven. (Angel) Sharahil, angel responsible for the day and the sun, Sarahiel. (Angel) Shayateen, evil spirits, tempting humans into sin. Usually the offspring of Iblis, sometimes spirits cast out of heaven. (Genie or Devils) Sila, shape-shifter, often ...

  4. Mu'aqqibat - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The Arabic singular for mu'aqqibat would be a mu'aqqib "a person which follows." [3] These angels are included in the hafazhah ("the guards") and the concept of the guardian angel in Islam is similar to the concept of the guardian angel in some Jewish and Christian traditions. Each person is assigned four Hafaza angels, two of which ...

  5. Kiraman Katibin - Wikipedia

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    One angel figuratively sits on the right shoulder and records all good deeds, while the other sits on the left shoulder and records all bad deeds. [3] Based on the rulings of Al-Uthaymin, another Saudi scholar Saleh Al-Fawzan regarded the belief about the Kiraman Katibin angels is a part of the second article of Six Pillars of Faith in Islam. [4]

  6. Azrael - Wikipedia

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    Azrael (/ ˈ æ z r i. ə l,-r eɪ-/; Hebrew: עֲזַרְאֵל, romanized: ʿǍzarʾēl, 'God has helped'; [2] Arabic: عزرائيل, romanized: ʿAzrāʾīl or ʿIzrāʾīl) is the canonical angel of death in Islam [3] and appears in the apocryphal text Apocalypse of Peter.

  7. Sunni Islam - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, to the angels belong the recording angels, who supervise humans and the angel of death, who takes the souls (lit. spirits) of the inhabitants of the world. [ 162 ] Unlike the Mutazilites and the Jahmites, [ 163 ] the Sunnis believe that Satan whispers doubts to humans and hits them, as the Quran states. [ 164 ]

  8. Islamic view of death - Wikipedia

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    Another common belief [4] adds that, after the burial, two angels – Munkar and Nakir – come to question the dead in order to test their faith. The righteous believers answer correctly and live in peace and comfort while the sinners and disbelievers fail and punishments ensue.

  9. Azazil - Wikipedia

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    Quranic tradition can be divided into two camps in regards on the identity of Satan. This dispute roots back to the formative stage of Islam. [2] When Surah al-Kahf states, in reference to Satan, "(...) he was one of the jinni (...)", the strand of Hasan al-Basri and ibn Abbas differ in meaning. According to al-Basri, angels are infallible. [7]