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Mallory23 said:
Azrael. I cannot give you fact-based information obviously but here is what I found...
"Azrael, viewed as the good angel of death recording every birth and death; in Islam referred to as Malak Almawt "
"Many religions and cultures have formed an Angel of death:
In Muslim and Islam theology, Azrael is the angel of death who is “forever writing in a large book and forever erasing what he writes: what he writes is the birth of man, what he erases is the name of the man at death.”
In Judeo-christian lore, Michael, Gabriel, Sammael, and Sariel are all named as the angel of death.
In Zoroastrianism, the angel of death is Mairya.
In Babylon, it is Mot.
In Rabbinical lore, there are 14 Angels of Death: Yetzerhara, Adriel, Yehudiam, Abaddon, Sammael, Azrael, Metatron, Gabriel, Mashhit, Hemah, Malach ha-mavet, Kafziel, Kesef, and Leviathan.
In Falasha lore, it is Suriel.
The Arabic angel is Azrael."
"Azrael is the traditional name of the Archangel of Death. He is also the Angel of Death in Islamic extrabiblical tradition and folklore. It is an English form of the Arabic name Azra'il (عزرائيل) or Azra'eil (عزرایل), the name traditionally attributed to the angel of death in Islam and some Hebrew lore. The Qur'an never uses this name, referring instead to Malak al-Maut (which translates directly as angel of death). It is also spelled Izrail, Izrael, "Azriel", Azrail, Ezraeil, Azraille, Azryel, or Ozryel. Chambers English dictionary uses the spelling Azrael. The name literally means Whom God Helps."
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