Maalik
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Maalik is the leader of the Zabaniyya, who are nineteen in number. The Zabaniyya are the "Wardens of hell" who torture the sinners or carry of the souls of the wicked. As angels, the Zabaniyya are, despite their gruesome appearance and actions, ultimately subordinate to God, and thus their punishments are considered in Islamic theology as just.
When
- First attested
- 600 CE
- Attested period
- 600 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Quran and ahadith.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Zabaniyah, Daqä'il, Susāʾīl, Zabaniyya, Angel of Death
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Ibn Qutaybah also further added that the fingers of the leader of Zabaniyah, Maalik, is so hot to the point that if one his finger touched the sky; that finger will cause the sky to melt.”
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