angels

• Jibril (Gabriel)

  • angel of revelation
  • archangel who is responsible for revealing the Qu'ran to Muhammad and brings messages to God's chosen ones
• Mika'il (Michael)

  • archangel responsible for keeping the devil out of heaven and protecting faithful worshippers
  • he brings sustenance for the body and soul and rainfall for the earth, to water the land
• Israfil (Raphael)

  • archangel who will blow the trumpet on the Day of Judgement to announce the resurrection of all from the dead
• Azrail

  • archangel who takes souls at death
• Raqib and Atid

  • angels known as the 'noble recorders'
  • they sit, one on each shoulder, noting down our good and bad deeds, to be read from the book on the last day
• Munkar and Nakir

  • two terrifying, judging angels who will question each person after their death, testing their faith