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Azrael (ăz`rāĕl) [Heb.,=help of god], in the Qur'an, angel of death, who severs the soul from the body. The name and the concept were borrowed from Judaism. Azrael watches over the dying and takes the soul; will himself be the last to die. [Islamic Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 60] See : Angel Azrael angel of death; separates the soul from the body. [Islamic Myth.: Walsh Classical, 41] See : Death How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And if that isn't enough, there's a disabled Batman forced to pass his gauntlet to a new and even darker hero, Azrael, the Avenging Angel, along with a rookie Robin. The name Asriel is in fact an alternative spelling of Azrael, the angel in Jewish and Muslim mythology who severs the soul from the body; that is, the angel of death. 9)Aron quoted in Jeremy Azrael, Managerial Power and Soviet Politics (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1966), p. |
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