Azrael

Azrael is typically known as one of the names of the Angel of death, and is an English form of the name 'Izrail, the name traditionally attributed to the Angel of death appearing in the Qur'an. It is also spelt Azrail, Ashriel, Azaril, and Azriel. The name literally means whom God helps.

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He is generally depicted as an archangel under the command of God and usually not in a fashion similar to those associated with darker incarnations of death personified. Depending on the outlook and precepts of various religions in which he is a figure, Azrael is portrayed as residing in the third Heaven, possessing 70,000 feet and 4,000 wings, having as many eyes and tongues as there are men in the world, and recording and erasing constantly in a large book the names of men at birth and death, respectively.

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See Death (personification) and Angels in Islam for more information.

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