Harut and Marut
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Harut and Marut are a pair of angels mentioned in the Quran Surah 2:102, who teach the arts of sorcery in Babylon. According to Islamic mythology, when Harut and Marut complained about mankind's wicke
Harut and Marut hanging as punishment for being critical of Adam's fall in an image from 1717 CE (1121 AH)
Harut and Marut in Their Forever Well (1703)
Persian miniature of showing Harut and Marut punished in a well in Babylon
Another Persian miniature of Harut and Marut hanging in a well
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
Harut and Marut
…Harut and Marut (Arabic: هَارُوْت وَمَارُوْت, romanized: Hārūt wa-Mārūt) are a pair of angels mentioned in the Quran Surah 2:102, who teach the arts of sorcery (siḥr) in Babylon. According to Islamic mythology, when Harut and Marut complained…
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.
Illustration by Zakariya al-Qazwini depicting the Archangel Michael (Mika'il)