Angels exist in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Scripture
It is believed that God created Angels out of light, before He created humans from earth and clay. Angels are naturally obedient creatures, worshipping God and carrying out His commands. As such, they have no free choice and cannot disobey God.
Belief in Angels is one of the six
Articles of Faith in Islam. The table below lists a few popular Angels in the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Abaddon
Apollyon
1. Angel of Destruction
Abaddon is the Angel of the bottomless pit who appears to be a ruler of evil spirits as described in the book of Revelation.
Ariel
2. Angel of Personification of Israel
Azrael
Azrael
3. Angel of Death
Azrael is responsible for parting the soul from the body. He is not mentioned by name, only referred as Malak Al-Maut, meaning Angel of Death in the Quran
Barachiel
4. Angel of Lightning Blessings/Guardian Angels
Beelzebul
5. Prince of Demons
In the Testament of Solomon, Beelzebul appears as prince of the demons and says that he was formerly a leading heavenly angel. Seemingly, Beelzebul here is simply Lucifer. Beelzebul claims to cause destruction through tyrants, to cause demons to be worshipped among men, to excite priests to lust, to cause jealousies in cities and murders and to bring on war.
Camael
6. Leader of the Powers/Dominions
Cassiel
7. Angel of Solitude/Tears
Darda'il
8. The Journeyers
Angels who travel in the earth searching out assemblies where people remember God's name
Gabriel
Jibreel
9. Angel of Revelation
Gabriel is the Angel of Revelation tasked with delivering God's message to the prophets.
- Appeared to Daniel as a man and gave him the meaning of a visio
- Appeared to Zechariah who was serving in the temple in order to announce the birth of John the Baptist
- Appeared to Mary, informing her that she would be the mother of Jesus
- In the Quran, God sent Gabriel to Mary, and he came to her in the shape of a man in every respect. God commanded him to blow into a gap of her garment and that breath went into her womb through her private part; this is how Jesus was conceived
- Appeared to Muhammad and taught him the Quran verse by verse
Hafaza
10. The Guardian Angels
Two of whom are charged to every human being; one writes down good deeds and another one writes down evil deeds
Hamalat al-'Arsh
11. Carriers of The Throne of God (Arsh)
The Angels assigned to carry the Throne of God are comparable to the Christian Seraph
Haniel
12. Leader of the Principalities
Horot and Morot
Harut and Marut
13. Angel of productiveness and profitableness of the Earth
and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels Harut and Marut.
Jundullah
14. Angels who helped Muhammad in the battles
Kiraman Katibin
15. Honourable Recorders
two of whom are charged to every human being; one writes down good deeds and another one writes down evil deeds. They are both described as 'Raqeebun 'Ateed' in the Quran.
Lucifer
16. Angel of Bringer of Light
Maalik
17. Guardian of Hell
Maalik is the chief of the angels who govern Hell
Metatron
18. Angel of The Celestial Scribe
Michael
Mikhail
19. Angel of The Military
Michael means 'who is like God'. He appears to be the one who does battle. Michael battles against Satan and his angels.
In Islam, Mikail is often depicted as the archangel of mercy who is responsible for bringing rain and thunder to Earth. He is also responsible for the rewards doled out to good people in this life.
Muaqqibat
20. The Protectors
Angels who keep people from death until its decreed time and who bring down blessings.
Munkar & Nakir
21. Angels who ask Questions in Grave
After death, every soul will be asked questions in the grave about their faith and deeds
Muslims believe the questioning will begin when the funeral and burial is over. Munkar and Nakir will prop the deceased soul upright in the grave and ask three questions:
- Who is your Lord?
- What is your religion?
- Who was this person sent to you (Muhammad)?
Raphael
Israfeel
22. Angel of the Virtues
Raphael is in charge of blowing the trumpet to mark the Day of Judgment.
It is said that the first blow will bring all to attention, will end all life,
while the second blow will bring all human beings back to life again to meet their Lord for their final judgement.
Raziel
23. Angel of Keeper of Secrets
Ridwan
24. Guardian of Heaven
Ridwan is the angel who is responsible for Heaven
Satan
Shaitaan
25. Fallen Angel
Satan is the adversary of God and mankind. He is the fallen angel, the devil, who rebelled against God. He's mentioned many times in the New Testament.
Samael
26. Angel of Death and fetching souls
Samael is similar to Azrael, Malak Am-Maut (Angel of Death) listed above
Sandalphon
27. Protector of unborn children
Tzaphqiel
28. Angel of God's knowledge
Uriel
29. Patron of the Arts
Zabaniah
30. Angels who torment those in Hell
Zabaniah are 19 angels who torment sinful persons in hell
Zadkiel
31. Angel of all who forgive, freedom, benevolence, mercy
Zaphkiel
32. Leader of the Thrones
Name Unknown
33. Angels of the Seven Heavens
Name Unknown
34. Angels who violently pull out the souls of the wicked
Name Unknown
35. Angels who gently draw out the souls of the blessed
Name Unknown
36. Angels who distribute (provisions, rain, blessings etc.)
Name Unknown
37. Angels who drive the clouds
Name Unknown
38. Angels who give spirit to the unborn foetus
Those that give the spirit to the foetus in the womb and are charged with four commands: to write down his provision, his life-span, his actions, and whether he will be wretched or happy
(Bukhari 1:6:315)
Name Unknown
39. Angel of the Mountains
(Bukhari 4:54:454)
Name Unknown
40. Angels accompanying each living thing
The angels charged with each existent thing, maintaining order and warding off corruption. Their number is known only to God
Name Unknown
41. Angels who praise God
They celebrate His praises night and day, nor do they ever flag or intermit.
CREDIT
http://carm.org/names-of-angels-in-bible
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_angels_in_theology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_view_of_angels
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