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'''Isrāfīl''' (Arabic: {{ia|إسْرافیل}}) is an [[angel]] commissioned to blow the Trumpet (see: [[Nafkh al-Sur]]) when this world comes to an end and the [[resurrection]] begins. According to [[hadith]]s, this angel is one of the close angels to God and his tasks include blowing the Trumpet, delivering divine messages to other angels, and receiving the daily [[Record of Actions|records]] of people from angels appointed to record | '''Isrāfīl''' (Arabic: {{ia|إسْرافیل}}) is an [[angel]] commissioned to blow the Trumpet (see: [[Nafkh al-Sur]]) when this world comes to an end and the [[resurrection]] begins. According to [[hadith]]s, this angel is one of the close angels to [[God]] and his tasks include blowing the Trumpet, delivering divine messages to other angels, and receiving the daily [[Record of Actions|records]] of people from angels appointed to record people's actions. He also carried out significant missions, such as waking up [[Seven Sleepers]] (Ashab al-Kahf) from many years of sleep, helping the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] in the [[Battle of Badr]], and accompanying the Prophet (s) in [[Mi'raj]]. | ||
==Features and Characteristics== | ==Features and Characteristics== | ||
Israfil is one of the close angels to God known mainly for blowing the Trumpet to announce the end of this world. In hadiths, his name is said to be | Israfil is one of the close angels to God known mainly for blowing the Trumpet to announce the end of this world. In hadiths, his name is said to be "'Abd al-Rahman" and his [[kunya]] is "Abu l-Manafikh". The word, "Israfil", does not appear in the [[Qur'an]], but there are verses concerning blowing the Trumpet which is, according to hadiths, undertaken by Israfil. According to hadiths, this angel is the manifestation of the [[divine attribute]], [[al-Rahman]], and the manifestation of the tenet of "life" in the [[Preserved Slate]] (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz). He was the first to mention "subhan rabbi al-a'la wa bi-hamdih" (exalted is my Lord the Highest and I praise Him). | ||
According to hadiths, Israfil has 12 wings one of which is located in the east of the world and the other is located in the west, and [['Arsh]] (the Throne) is located on his shoulder, but in comparison to the greatness of God, he is smaller than a sparrow. He sees himself to be so little in comparison to God that he hides himself under one of his wings out of shame. According to Shiite theologians and philosophers, angels are immaterial beings, and so their wings are not like those of material birds. | According to hadiths, Israfil has 12 wings one of which is located in the east of the world and the other is located in the west, and [['Arsh]] (the Throne) is located on his shoulder, but in comparison to the greatness of God, he is smaller than a sparrow. He sees himself to be so little in comparison to God that he hides himself under one of his wings out of shame. According to [[Shiite theologians]] and [[philosophers]], angels are immaterial beings, and so their wings are not like those of material birds. | ||
==Tasks== | ==Tasks== | ||
According to hadiths, an important task of Israfil is to blow the Trumpet. Israfil has an army of angels at his disposal, and when the time of the [[resurrection]] approaches, God orders them to prepare the grounds for the resurrection. After that, Israfil blows the Trumpet after which everything in this world dies and the world comes to an end. He then blows the Trumpet again after which everything comes back to life and the resurrection begins. | According to hadiths, an important task of Israfil is to blow the Trumpet. Israfil has an army of angels at his disposal, and when the time of the [[resurrection]] approaches, God orders them to prepare the grounds for the resurrection. After that, Israfil blows the Trumpet after which everything in this world dies and the world comes to an end. He then blows the Trumpet again after which everything comes back to life and the resurrection begins. | ||
Some scholars take Israfil to be one of the angels who carry | Some scholars take Israfil to be one of the angels who carry [[God's Throne]]. He is also taken to be commissioned to deliver God's messages to other angels. For example, when God wants to [[Revelation|reveal]] something to a [[prophet]], He shows the Preserved Slate to Israfil who then reveals what he saw to [[Jabra'il]]. According to another hadith, when [[Nimrud]] threw the prophet [[Abraham (a)]] into the fire, Israfil was the first angel who went to help him at the command of God. Other tasks have also been attributed to Israfil in hadiths, including: | ||
* Lifting the divine punishment from the people of the prophet [[Jonah]], | * Lifting the divine punishment from the people of the prophet [[Jonah]], | ||