Israfil
angelic sky Islamic single tradition · 2
In Islam, Israfil is understood to be the unnamed angel of Quran 6:73, standing eternally with a trumpet to his lips, ready to announce the Day of Judgment.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 600 CE
- Attested period
- 600 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Identified as the unnamed angel of Quran 6:73.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Raphael
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“New Testament or the Quran, but later Christian tradition identified him with healing and as the angel who stirred waters in the Pool of Bethesda in John 5:2–4, and in Islam, where his name is Israfil, he is understood to be the unnamed angel of Quran 6:73, standing eternally with a trumpet to his lips, ready to announce the Day of Judgment”
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“Along with Gabriel, Michael, and Israfil, Azrael is one of the four major archangels in Islam.”
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