Azrael

The name Azrael (Arabic عزرائیل, DMG ʿ ʾ Izra īl ) referred to in the Islamic tradition literature Malik al - toll ( " Angel of Death "). In the Koran, the angel of death is explicitly mentioned (Sura 32:11 ), which is identified in the Islamic tradition as Azrael. Many aspects of his legend, however, are not supported by the official doctrines, but only by people of faith. The angel Azrael writes the names of the neonates and remove those of the deceased through again.

Mention

Azrael, is mentioned in a Hadith as the angel who takes the souls of the creatures. This is Abu Dharr, one of the closest companions of Muhammad, quotes:

" The Messenger of Allah said: ' During the Ascension I passed with an angel sitting on a bed of light, one of his legs was in the east, the other leg in the West. Between his hands was a blackboard on which he looked. The entire world was was between his eyes and the creation between his knees. And his hands reaching to the east and west ' So I said: O Gabriel, who's that .' He said, 'This is Azrael. Go over, so you can greet him. ' So I went over and greeted him. Then he said, 'And peace be on you, O Ahmad! How is Ali, the son of your uncle, ' I said,' You know Ali, the son of my uncle? '? He said :' And how could I not know him, but when Allah appointed me to the souls of all creatures to see, but your soul and the soul of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the son of your uncle, for verily Allah will take it whenever they want your souls. ' "