Angels in Islam

thumb|Angels in Islam|Angels honor Adam, except Iblis, who refuses. Painting from an illustrated subsection containing Bal'ami's Persian rendition of the Annals in a much larger Herat manuscript.

thumb|A tetramorph cherub, in [[Eastern Orthodox iconography]] A cherub (; : cherubim; kərūḇ, pl. kərūḇīm) is one type of supernatural being in the Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden.

thumb|upright=1|Bas relief of a seraph Isaiah 6|carrying a hot coal on the walls of the [[Jerusalem International YMCA.]]

angel said assigned to protect and guide a particular person, group or country

heavenly beings created from light in Islamic tradition

thumb|"And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the LORD and the other lot for Azazel." Lincoln Cathedral thumb|The Scapegoat (painting)|The Scapegoat, by [[William Holman Hunt, 1854]] thumb|Illustration of Azazel in Dictionnaire infernal by Collin de Plancy (1863) In the Hebrew Bible, the name Azazel (; ʿĂzāʾzēl) represents a desolate place where a scapegoat bearing the sins of the Jews was sent during Yom Kippur. During the late Second Temple period (after the closure of the Hebrew Bible canon), Azazel came to be viewed as a fallen angel responsible for introducing humans to

Khidr () is a quranic figure of Islam. He is described in Surah al-Kahf as a righteous servant of God possessing great wisdom or mystic knowledge. In various Islamic and non-Islamic traditions, Khidr is described as an angel, prophet, or wali (saint), who guards the sea, teaches secret knowledge and aids those in distress. He prominently figures as patron of the Islamic saint Ibn Arabi. The figure of al-Khidr has been syncretized over time with various other figures including Dūraoša and Sorūsh in Iran, Sargis the General and Saint George in Asia Minor and the Levant, Elijah and Samael (the di

thumb|Samael (1890) by Evelyn De Morgan thumb|A relief of the Archangel Samael in red robe, shown on the left side of the altar at Saint Bartholomew's Church, in Sydenham, London.

two angels said to arrive at every Muslim's grave after death to put the soul back into the persons chest and ask them three questions

two angels mentioned in the Qur'an

In Islamic belief, Maalik () denotes an angel in Hell/Purgatory () who guarded the Hellfire and assisted by other angel guards (Q) known as Zabaniyah (). In the Qur'an, Maalik is mentioned in as the chief of angels of hell. The earliest codices offer various alternative spellings of this word including , meaning "angel", instead of a proper name.

left|thumb|Persian miniature depicting the expulsion of Adam and Eve, observed by an angel above the doors of the Garden, the Serpent, the Peacock, and [[Iblis. This angel likely is Ridwan.]]

thumb|Zabaniyah torture sinners in Hell (Jahannam) in a 1436 CE illumination

thumb|right|250px|Sandalphon by Florence Freeman (sculptor)|Florence Freeman

thumb|The Virtue (angel)|Virtue Haniel, engraving by [[Crispijn van de Passe, circa 1575. Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid.]] Haniel (, Ḥannīʾēl, "God is my grace"; Ananiēl; , '), also known as Hananel, Anael, Hanael or Aniel', is an angel in Jewish lore and angelology, and is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels. Haniel is generally associated with the planet Venus, and is the archangel of the sephirah Netzach. The name Haniel derives from the Hebrew Ḥēn (חֵן), meaning "grace, favour, charm" (qualities associated with Venus) + the suffix -ʾĒl,'' "God". It is equiv

Army of angels mentioned in the Bible

personal recording angels in Islamic tradition

Cassiel ( Qaṣpīʾēl, "God is my wrath")—also known as Kassiel, Qassiel, and other phonetic variations—is an angel appearing in extracanonical Jewish, Christian, and Islamic mystical and magical works, often as one of the Seven Archangels, the angel of Saturn, and in other roles.

thumb|Two angels turn back and see with alarm that Iblis|Iblīs will not bow down before ʾĀdam. 1388 [[Persian miniature from a manuscript of ʿAjāʾib al-Makhlūqāt ("Wonders of Creation") by al-Ṭūsī Salmānī, century.]]

thumb|This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts the angels called Mu'aqqibat, who are charged with bringing blessings from the sun and taking the good deeds of men to heaven. The Arabic term '''''al-mu'aqqibat''' (commonly encountered in the definite plural, Arabic معقبات "those who follow one upon another") is a term occurring in the Quran (Q.13:11) which some Islamic commentators consider to refer to a class of guardian angel. Therefore, these Angels are also called al hafathah'' (الحفظة) which means the guarding angels. They protect human from the harm of evil jinn (جن) and de

group of angels in Islam

In Islamic tradition, '''''Darda'il''' (Arabic: دردائيل "Journeyers of God"'') are angels that travel in the earth searching out assemblies where people remember God's name. An angel named Darda'il is also invoked in exorcism.

angel in Judaism