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Munkar and Nakir
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Munkar and Nakir in Islamic eschatology, are angels who test the faith of the dead in their graves.
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts the angels Munkir and Nakir, who are charged with questioning the deceased people.
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts the angels Munkir and Nakir, who are charged with questioning the deceased people.
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 appear in hadith literature, Mi'raj literature, Islamic exegesis, theology, philosophy, and mysticism.
Angel in a Persian miniature, in the style of Bukhara, 16th century.
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.
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)
The angels Harut and Marut punished by hanging over the well, condemned to teach sorcery. (c. 1703)
1543 illustration of the Mi'raj from an edition of the Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi created for Shah Tahmasp I
1543 illustration of the Mi'raj from an edition of the Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi created for Shah Tahmasp I