Archangel - in Islam

In Islam

In Islam, the named archangels include:

• Gabriel (or Jibraaiyl or Jibril or Jibrail in Arabic). Gabriel is the Archangel responsible for revealing the Quran to Muhammad and inducing him to read it. Gabriel is known as the angel who communicates with the Prophets. This Angel has great importance in Islam as he is being narrated in various Hadiths about his role of delivering messages from 'Allah the Almighty' to the Prophets.
• Michael (Mikhail or Mik'aaeel in Arabic). Michael is often depicted as the Archangel of mercy who is responsible for bringing rain and thunder to Earth.
• Israfil (Israfel or Israafiyl). According to the hadith (sayings of Prophet Muhammad), Israfel is the Angel responsible for signaling the coming of Judgment Day by blowing a horn/trumpet. It translates in Hebrew as Raphael.
• Azrael (Izra'il). Azrael is usually regarded as the angel of death Malaku I-mawt, in the Quran (Surah al-Sajdah ) is responsible to parting the soul from the body.
• Ridwan, The Guardian of Heaven. This Angel's name is often given to Muslim children in most of the countries as it is a name of great virtues.
• Maalik, The Guardian of Hell where people doing misdeeds are sent to.
• Munkar and Nakir, The two angels who are believed to come to the grave of a person to question the deceased person regarding their faith and belief. The angels are believed to interrogate about the person's faith in his religion. They ask him about the God the person worships, the prophet he follows and the scripture he follows.
• Kiraman Katibin (Raqeeb and Atheed), The two angels who are believed to record the good deeds and the bad deeds, a person has done in his lifetime.