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Azrael (/ ˈ æ z r i. ə l,-r eɪ-/; Hebrew: עֲזַרְאֵל, romanized: ʿǍzarʾēl, 'God has helped'; [1] Arabic: عزرائيل, romanized: ʿAzrāʾīl or ʿIzrāʾīl) is the canonical angel of death in Islam [2] and appears in the apocryphal text Apocalypse of Peter.
Arina'il, guardian angel of the third heaven. [10] (Angel) Awar, a devil of lust, tempting into adultery. (Devil) Azazil, leader of angels punishing demons, Satan. (Archangel or Genie) Ayna, daughter of Satan. Married an apostate jinni. [11] (Devil) Azrāʾīl (Azrael), the Angel of Death. (Archangel)
Nāzi'āt (Arabic: نازعات, pluckers) and Nāshiṭāt (Arabic: ناشطات, drawers) are two classes of death angels subordinate to Azra'il in Islam, responsible for taking the souls of the dead. While Nāzi'āt are commissioned to take the lives of unbelievers forcefully, the Nāshiṭāt take believers gently.
In contrast to traditional orthodox accounts, many Salafis, such as members of the Muslim Brotherhood Sayyid Qutb and Umar Sulaiman al-Ashqar, differ by also disregarding material previously well-accepted in Islamic tradition, such as the story of Harut and Marut (qiṣṣat Hārūt wa-Mārūt) or the name the Angel of Death (ʿAzrāʾīl). [86]
We saw Azrael [the Islamic Angel of Death],” Matin told Sky News. The two victims, named Hamid and Hadi, were walking along with their two friends, Rashad and Matin, when the assailant opened fire.
In Islam, Archangel Azrael is the Malak al-Maut (angel of death). He and his many subordinates [ disputed – discuss ] [ citation needed ] pull the souls out of the bodies and guide them through the journey of the afterlife.
The name is not mentioned in the Quran. Considered in Islam by some to be the angel of the trumpet responsible for signalling the coming of Judgment Day. [58] Azrael (ʿAzrāʾīl in Arabic, also called Malak al-Mawt, literally “angel of death”).
While the experimental premise of “Azrael” is commendable on paper — a wordless, gore-filled revenge indie about a woman escaping a religious cult, as well as zombies of some sort — the ...