Israfil ( Arabic. إسرافيل - Israel ) - in some translations: Asrafil [1] - herald of the Last Judgment in Islamic eschatology . One of the four (along with Djibril , Michael and Azrael ) angels- mukarrabun . Standing on Jerusalem's mountain, Israfil sounds the trumpet to announce the resurrection of the dead for the final judgment . Because of his connection with the trumpet, Israfil is sometimes called the “angel of music” [2] . Israfil is a creature of enormous size, he has four wings, his body is covered with hair, mouths, teeth. Israfil transmits the commands of Allah to other angels. Three times a day and once at night, Israfil cries over the torment of sinners in hell [3] .
| Israfil | |
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| Arab. سرافيل | |
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| Name in other languages | Heb. רָפָאֵל , Lat. Raphael dr.-greek Ραφαήλ |
| Is identified | Raphael |
| Category | angel |
| Related characters | Djibril , Michael |
| Developments | Judgment Day |
| Additional Information | |
| miscellanea | angel blowing into the horn on the day of judgment |
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Literature
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- Smooth V.D. Israfil // Ancient World. Encyclopedic dictionary in 2 volumes. - M .: Tsentrpoligraf, 1998.
- Gogiberidze G.M. Islamic Dictionary of Explanation. - Rostov n / D : Phoenix, 2009. - 266 p. - (Dictionaries). - 3000 copies - ISBN 978-5-222-15934-7 .
- Newby G. Brief Encyclopedia of Islam = A Concise Encyclopedia of Islam / Trans. from English .. - M .: Fair Press, 2007. - 384 p. - 3000 copies - ISBN 978-5-8183-1080-0 .
- Israfil / Piotrovsky, MB / / Myths of the peoples of the world : Entsikl. in 2 t. / Ch. ed. S.A. Tokarev . - 2nd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1987. - T. 1: A — K. - 671 s.
- Israfil // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 extra.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.