azrael

Azrael (; Biblical Hebrew: עֲזַרְאֵל‎, ʿÁzarʾēl; Arabic: عزرائيل‎, ʿAzrāʾīl orʿIzrāʾīl; Punjabi: अजराईल, Ajrā-īl) is the Angel of Death in Islam and some Jewish traditions, and is referenced in Sikhism.Relative to similar concepts of such beings, Azrael holds a rather benevolent role as the angel of death, wherein he acts as a psychopomp, responsible for transporting the souls of the deceased after death. Both in Islam and Judaism, he is said to hold a scroll concerning the fate of the mortals, recording and erasing the names of men respectively at birth and death.Depending on the perspective and precepts of various religions in which he is a figure, he may also be portrayed as residing in the Third Heaven. In Islam, he is one of the four archangels, and is identified with the Quranic Malak al-Mawt (ملك الموت, 'angel of death'), which corresponds with the Hebrew term malakh ha-maweth in Rabbinic literature. In Hebrew, Azrael translates to 'Angel of God' or 'Help from God'.In one description, he has 4 faces, 4000 wings, and 70,000 feet, and his whole body consists of eyes and tongues whose number corresponds to the number of men inhabiting the Earth.

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