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  2. Gabriel - Wikipedia

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    In the Quran, the archangel Gabriel appears named in and , as well as in , where he is mentioned along with the archangel Michael. [8] Tafsir (Exegetical Quranic literature) narrates that Muhammad saw the archangel Gabriel in his full angelic splendor only twice, the first time being when he received his first revelation. [46]

  3. Seven Archangels - Wikipedia

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    Lutheranism and Anglicanism's traditions generally recognize four known archangels: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and sometimes Uriel. Non denominational Protestant churches often venerate only Gabriel and Michael. In the Coptic tradition, the Seven Archangels are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Surael, Sedakiel, Sarathael, and Ananael.

  4. Muhammad's first revelation - Wikipedia

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    Gabriel appears before him and commands him to "Read!". He responded, "I cannot read!". (This happens 2 more times). Then the angel Gabriel embraced him tightly and then revealed to him the first lines of chapter 96 of the Qur'an, "Read: In the name of your Lord Who created, (1) Created man from a clot. (2) Read: And Allah is the Most Generous ...

  5. Archangel - Wikipedia

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    Other feast days of the Archangels include the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel on March 26 (April 8) and July 13 (July 26), and the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae on September 6 (September 19). In addition, every Monday throughout the year is dedicated to the Angels, with special mention being made in the church hymns of Michael ...

  6. Annunciation - Wikipedia

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    And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

  7. Angels in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Angels, such as the archangel Gabriel, are typically depicted as masculine, which is consistent with God's rejection of feminine depictions of angels in several verses of Quran. [93] Nevertheless, later depictions of angels in Islamic art are more feminine and androgynous.

  8. Gabriel's Revelation - Wikipedia

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    A detail of the Gabriel Revelation Stone on display in the Israel Museum (fair use full view).. Gabriel's Revelation, also called Hazon Gabriel (the Vision of Gabriel) [1] or the Jeselsohn Stone, [2] is a stone tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew text written in ink, containing a collection of short prophecies written in the first person.

  9. Rūḥ - Wikipedia

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    The term Rūḥ al-Qudus is also an epithet referring to the Archangel Gabriel, [20] who is related as the Angel of revelation and was assigned by God to reveal the Qurʼan to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and who delivered the Annunciation to Mary. [21] In the two suras in which the Qur'an refers to the angel Gabriel, it does so by name. [22]