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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: | 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 (a)]], | ||
* Destroying the people of the prophet [[Lot]], | * Destroying the people of the prophet [[Lot (a)]], | ||
* Waking up the [[Seven Sleepers]] after years of sleep, | * Waking up the [[Seven Sleepers]] after years of sleep, | ||
* Accompanying [[ | * Accompanying the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] for three years before [[Bi'that]], | ||
* Helping the Prophet (s) in the [[Battle of Badr]], | * Helping the Prophet (s) in the [[Battle of Badr]], | ||
* Accompanying the Prophet (s) in his [[Mi'raj]], | * Accompanying the Prophet (s) in his [[Mi'raj]], | ||
* Saying [[funeral prayer]] on the | * Saying [[funeral prayer]] on the Prophet's (s) corpse, | ||
* Giving Abraham (a) the good news of the birth of his son [[Isaac]], | * Giving Abraham (a) the good news of the birth of his son [[Isaac (a)]], | ||
* Reciting the [[adhan]] in the skies, | * Reciting the [[adhan]] in the skies, | ||
* Receiving the [[Record of Actions|records]] of | * Receiving the [[Record of Actions|records]] of people's actions from angels who are assigned with the task of recording the actions, | ||
* Helping the Muslim armies at the End Time (or [[Akhir al-Zaman]]). | * Helping the [[Muslim]] armies at the End Time (or [[Akhir al-Zaman]]). | ||
==Virtues== | ==Virtues== | ||
There are four great and close angels before God: Israfil, [[Jabra'il]], [[Mika'il]], and [['Izra'il]] who are known as the | There are four great and close angels before God: Israfil, [[Jabra'il]], [[Mika'il]], and [['Izra'il]] who are known as the "Heads of Angels". According to hadiths, God has created Israfil, Jabra'il and Mika'il from one [[tasbih]], and Israfil and Jabra'il are said to be the closest creatures to God, because there are only four veils between them and God, while there are 70,000 veils between God and other creatures. According to a hadith, the Prophet (s) always addressed God in his midnight supplications as follows: "O Allah, the Lord of Jabra'il and Mika'il and Israfil", and [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] prayed for Israfil as follows: "O Allah! Send regards to Israfil who is the owner of the Trumpet and is waiting for your command to blow the Trumpet and wake up the sleepers of the graves". | ||
==Israfil in Religions and Cultures== | ==Israfil in Religions and Cultures== | ||
In the [[Torah]], there are angels known as | In the [[Torah]], there are angels known as "Seraphs" who are sitting on the Throne and recite the [[dhikr]]: "holy, holy, holy". Although there are hadiths in [[Islam|Islamic]] sources concerning Israfil's exaltation of God and his carrying the Throne, it refers to a single angel, but "Seraphs" in [[Judaism]] refers to a group of angels. | ||
Blowing the Trumpet by Israfil is not dissimilar to Shiva in Hinduism who makes people die or come back to life by banging a drum. People of ancient Egypt also believed that people of the [[Heaven]] enjoy the hearing of the songs of Israfil. Also, a scholar of the ancient Levant talked about a singing angel called | Blowing the Trumpet by Israfil is not dissimilar to Shiva in [[Hinduism]] who makes people die or come back to life by banging a drum. People of ancient [[Egypt]] also believed that people of the [[Heaven]] enjoy the hearing of the songs of Israfil. Also, a scholar of the ancient Levant talked about a singing angel called "Israfil" who exalts God and as a result, residents of the sky quit their worships and listen to his exaltation. | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Angel]] | |||
*[[End Time]] | |||
*[[Resurrection]] | |||
*[[Nafkh Sur]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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