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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".<ref>Rijālī Tihrānī, ''Firishtigān-i taḥqīqī Qurʾānī'', p. 106.</ref> According to hadiths, God has created Israfil, Jabra'il and Mika'il from one [[tasbih]],<ref>Ṭabāṭabāyī, ''al-Mīzān'', vol. 17, p. 8.</ref> 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.<ref>Rustamī & Āl Būya, ''Sayrī dar asrār-i firishtigān'', p. 247.</ref> 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",<ref>Pākatchī, "Isrāfīl", vol. 8, p. 286.</ref> 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".<ref>Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, Duaʾ 3.</ref>