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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.
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.
Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Yazdânism, Bahai faith: Archangel, Cherubim, one of the seraph [14] Second Command of Military (in Islam), Angel of Mercy (in Islam), Leader and General of The Heavenly Host (in Judaism and Christianity); Angel of Death (in Catholicism), God's Right Hand Mitzrael Christianity, Judaism
Depending on the state of the soul, the deceased will undergo different journeys. When a righteous believer dies, bright-faced angels from heaven descends with divine perfume and shroud. Then the angels of death comes, and tells the soul to come out to the pleasure and mercy of God. The soul is then extracted as easily as water comes out from ...
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)
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.
Angels in Islamic art often appear in illustrated manuscripts of Muhammad's life. Other common depictions of angels in Islamic art include angels with Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, angels discerning the saved from the damned on the Day of Judgement, and angels as a repeating motif in borders or textiles. [92]
Another tradition from At-Tadhkirah, a book authored by Al-Qurtubi, recorded that one of Zabaniyah was named Daqä'il (Arabic: دقائل) accompanied the Angel of Death whenever he take the soul of a sinner. [26] [Hadith 1] [27] A Zabaniyah angel called Susāʾīl shows Muhammad the punishments of sinners in hell. [28]