Angels in Islam
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In Islam, angels are believed to be heavenly beings, created from a luminous origin by God. The Quran is the principal source for the Islamic concept of angels, but more extensive features of angels a
Angel in a Persian miniature, in the style of Bukhara, 16th century.
Angel Blowing a Woodwind, ink and opaque watercolor painting from Safavid Iran, c. 1500, Honolulu Academy of Arts.
The angels Harut and Marut punished by hanging over the well, condemned to teach sorcery. (c. 1703)
Illustration by Zakariya al-Qazwini depicting the Archangel Michael (Mika'il)
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Archangels are the second-lowest rank of angel in the hierarchy of angels, based on and put forward by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in the 5th or 6th century in his book De Coelesti Hierarchia.
Angels in Islam
…Muqarrabun (Cherubim), who surround the throne of God, constantly praising God (tasbīḥ) Archangels, such as Jibrāʾīl, Mīkhāʾīl, Isrāfīl, and ʿAzrāʾīl Angels of Paradise, such as Riḍwān…
Guido Reni's Archangel Michael Trampling Lucifer, 1636
The four archangels, mosaics at St John's Church, Warminster
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel by Gustave Doré, 1885
Michele Tosini, Archangels Raphael, Michael and Gabriel, showing their attributes in Catholic art