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==Gabriel in the Holy Books==
==Gabriel in the Holy Books==


Gabriel is one of the four archangels of God (Gabriel, Michael, Israfil, and Azrael)(11) al-Kulaynī, " al-Kāfī" ,vol. 4, p. 72. ,,, al-Rāwandī , "al-Nawādir" , p. 260. ,,,  al-Majlisī ,"
Gabriel is one of the four archangels of God (Gabriel, Michael, Israfil, and Azrael)<ref>al-Kulaynī, " al-Kāfī" ,vol. 4, p. 72; al Rāwandī , "al-Nawādir" , p. 260; al-Majlisī ," Biḥār al-Anwār" , vol. 56, p. 206.</ref>


Biḥār al-Anwār" , vol. 56, p. 206.
who is mentioned in the holy books, the Torah and the Gospel<ref>Buṭrus ʿAbd al-Malik et al. Cairo , "Qāmūs al-Kitāb al-Muqaddas" ,p. 245; Qarshī , " Qāmūs al-Qurʾān" ,vol. 2, p. 5; al-Shaʿrānī , "Nasr-i Ṭūbā ", vol. 1, p. 123.</ref>


who is mentioned in the holy books, the Torah and the Gospel(12) Buṭrus ʿAbd al-Malik et al. Cairo , "Qāmūs al-Kitāb al-Muqaddas" ,p. 245. ,,, Qarshī , " Qāmūs al-Qurʾān" ,vol. 2, p. 5. ,,, al-Shaʿrānī , "Nasr-i Ṭūbā ", vol. 1, p. 123.
He is mentioned in the Quran. In the Holy Quran, the name of this angel appears three times with the word "Jibril."<ref>Al-Baqarah, Sūrat al-Baqarah (2), āyāt 97–98; al-Taḥrīm, Sūrat al-Taḥrīm (66), verse, 4.</ref> Explicit Mention of the Names Gabriel and Michael<ref>Sūrat al-Baqarah (2), verse, 98.</ref>


He is mentioned in the Quran. In the Holy Quran, the name of this angel appears three times with the word "Jibril."(13) Al-Baqarah, Sūrat al-Baqarah (2), āyāt 97–98. ,,,al-Taḥrīm, Sūrat al-Taḥrīm (66), āyah 4.
Among all the angels, it indicates the superiority of these two over the others.<ref>ʿAtīq Nīshābūrī , "Tafsīr Sūrābādī" , vol. 1, p. 103; Bursawī, " Rūḥ al-Bayān" ,vol. 1, p. 188; al-Sabzawārī., "Mawāhib al-Raḥmān " , vol. 1, p. 341.</ref>


In numerous verses, Gabriel (peace be upon him) is also described with attributes such as "Spirit,"<ref>Sūrat al-Qadr (97), verse, 1; al-Maʿārij, Sūrat al-Maʿārij (70), verse, 4; al-Ṭūsī , " al-Tibyān" , vol. 10, p. 386; al-Ṭūsī , " al-Tibyān" ,vol. 1, p. 363; al-Zamakhsharī , " al-Kashshāf " vol. 4, p. 609. ,,, al-Ṭabarasī , "  Majmaʿ al-Bayān, vol. 10, p. 790.</ref> the Holy Spirit,<ref>Sūrat al-Baqarah (2), verse, 87; Sūrat al-Naḥl (16), verse, 102; al-Ṭūsī, " Al-Tibyān, vol. 6, p. 426; Maybudī , "Kashf al-Asrār, vol. 1, p. 263; al-Ṭabarasī , " Majmaʿ al-Bayān, vol. 3, p. 248. ,,, al-Ṭabarasī , " Majmaʿ al-Bayān, vol. 6, p. 200.</ref> the Trustworthy Spirit,<ref> Sūrat al-Shuʿarāʾ (26), verse, 193.
,,, al-Ṭabarī, " Jāmiʿ al-Bayān", vol. 19, p. 396; Maybudī , " Kashf al-Asrār" , vol. 7, p. 156; al-Ṭabarasī , " Majmaʿ al-Bayān, vol. 7, p. 320. </ref> Our Spirit<ref>Sūrat Maryam (19), verse, 17; al-Ṭabarī, "  Jāmiʿ al-Bayān" vol. 18, p. 163; al-Ṭūsī , "  al-Tibyān, vol. 7, p. 114; al-Ṭabarasī , " Majmaʿ al-Bayān, vol. 6, p. 783.</ref>


Explicit Mention of the Names Gabriel and Michael(14) Al-Baqarah, Sūrat al-Baqarah (2), āyah 98.
Almighty and Powerful,<ref>Sūrat al-Najm (53), verses, 5–6; Ibn al-Jawzī , "Zād al-Masīr" , vol. 4, p. 184; al-Ṭabāṭabāʾī, " al-Mīzān", vol. 19, pp. 27–28.</ref> of high rank<ref>Sūrat al-Najm (53), verses, 5–6; Ibn al-Jawzī , "Zād al-Masīr" , vol. 4, p. 184; al-Ṭabāṭabāʾī, " al-Mīzān", vol. 19, pp. 27–28.
 
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Among all the angels, it indicates the superiority of these two over the others.(15) ʿAtīq Nīshābūrī , "Tafsīr Sūrābādī" , vol. 1, p. 103. ,,, Bursawī, " Rūḥ al-Bayān" ,vol. 1, p. 188. ,,,
Possessing strength, a noble messenger, firm, obedient, and trustworthy has been mentioned.<ref>
 
Sūrat al-Takwīr (81), verses, 19–21; Ibn al-Jawzī , "Zād al-Masīr" , vol. 4, p. 408; al-Ṭabāṭabāʾī, " al-Mīzān", vol. 20, p. 218. </ref>
al-Sabzawārī., "Mawāhib al-Raḥmān " , vol. 1, p. 341.
 
In numerous verses, Gabriel (peace be upon him) is also described with attributes such as "Spirit,"(16) Al-Qadr, Sūrat al-Qadr (97), āyah 1,,, al-Maʿārij, Sūrat al-Maʿārij (70), āyah 4.,,,
al-Ṭūsī , " al-Tibyān" , vol. 10, p. 386. ,,, al-Ṭūsī , " al-Tibyān" ,vol. 1, p. 363. ,,, al-Zamakhsharī , " al-Kashshāf " vol. 4, p. 609. ,,, al-Ṭabarasī , "  Majmaʿ al-Bayān, vol. 10, p. 790.
 
the Holy Spirit,(17) Al-Baqarah, Sūrat al-Baqarah (2), āyah 87. ,,,al-Naḥl, Sūrat al-Naḥl (16), āyah 102.
al-Ṭūsī , " Al-Tibyān, vol. 6, p. 426. ,,, Maybudī , "Kashf al-Asrār, vol. 1, p. 263. ,,,al-Ṭabarasī , " Majmaʿ al-Bayān, vol. 3, p. 248. ,,, al-Ṭabarasī , " Majmaʿ al-Bayān, vol. 6, p. 200.
 
the Trustworthy Spirit,(18) Al-Shuʿarāʾ, Sūrat al-Shuʿarāʾ (26), āyah 193.
,,, al-Ṭabarī, " Jāmiʿ al-Bayān", vol. 19, p. 396. ,,, Maybudī , " Kashf al-Asrār" , vol. 7, p. 156. ,,, al-Ṭabarasī , " Majmaʿ al-Bayān, vol. 7, p. 320.
 
 
Our Spirit(19) Maryam, Sūrat Maryam (19), āyah 17.
,,, al-Ṭabarī, "  Jāmiʿ al-Bayān" vol. 18, p. 163. ,,, al-Ṭūsī , "  al-Tibyān, vol. 7, p. 114. ,,, al-Ṭabarasī , " Majmaʿ al-Bayān, vol. 6, p. 783.
 
Almighty and Powerful,(20) Al-Najm, Sūrat al-Najm (53), āyāt 5–6.
Ibn al-Jawzī , "Zād al-Masīr" , vol. 4, p. 184. ,,, al-Ṭabāṭabāʾī, " al-Mīzān", vol. 19, pp. 27–28.
 
of high rank(21) Al-Najm, Sūrat al-Najm (53), āyāt 5–6.
Ibn al-Jawzī , "Zād al-Masīr" , vol. 4, p. 184. ,,, al-Ṭabāṭabāʾī, " al-Mīzān", vol. 19, pp. 27–28.
 
Possessing strength, a noble messenger, firm, obedient, and trustworthy(22) Al-Takwīr, Sūrat al-Takwīr (81), āyāt 19–21. ,,, Ibn al-Jawzī , "Zād al-Masīr" , vol. 4, p. 408. ,,, al-Ṭabāṭabāʾī, " al-Mīzān", vol. 20, p. 218.
 
 
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==Gabriel’s Role in the World==
==Gabriel’s Role in the World==