Israfil

Also known as Isrāfīl, Israfeel, Israfel, Esrafil, Azrafil

thumb|Israfel blows a nafir in [[Zakariya al-Qazwini's The Wonders of Creation (1570s).]]

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Instance of: angel in Islam
Material used: Noor
Image: Israfil1.png
Said to be same as: Raphael

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Commons category: Archangel Raphael
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
name in native language: إِسْرَافِيل

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thumb|Israfel blows a nafir in [[Zakariya al-Qazwini's The Wonders of Creation (1570s).]]

Israfil (, ʾIsrāfīl) or Israfel is the angel who will blow the trumpet to signal Qiyamah (the Day of Judgment) in Islam. Though unnamed in the Quran, he is one of the four archangels in Islamic tradition, along with Michael, Gabriel, and Azrael. The "Book of Dead" described Israfil as the oldest of all archangels. He is commonly thought of as the counterpart of the Judeo-Christian archangel Raphael.

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