Belief in the Angels

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Basic Tenets of Faith: Belief (Part 1)

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Belief in the Angels

40671: We cannot be certain that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa'eel 

Question: 

Is there any evidence to show that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa'eel?.

Answer: 

Praise be to Allaah. 

It is widely assumed that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa'eel, but there is nothing in the Qur'aan or saheeh Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to indicate that this is his name. Rather this is narrated in some reports which may be from among the Israa'eeliyyaat (reports from Jewish sources). 

Based on this, we cannot be certain whether this is his name or not. So we cannot affirm that the name of the Angel of Death is Azraa'eel, nor can we deny it. Rather we should    Read More..