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Azrael
Azrael ((ヘブライ語:עזראל); ''or'' ) is often identified with the Archangel of Death in Hebrew, Sikhism lore, as well as Islam.〔Davidson, Gustav (1967), ''(A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels )'', Entry: Azrael, pp. 64, 65, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757, ISBN 9780029070505〕〔(Shri Guru Granth Sahib, Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 165, "''Azraa-eel, the Angel of Death, shall crush them like sesame seeds in the oil-press.''" )〕 The Qur'an never uses this name, rather referring to ''Malak al-Maut'' (which translates directly as ''Angel of Death''). Also spelled ''Izrail'', ''Azrin'', ''Izrael'', ''Azriel'', ''Azrail'', ''Ezraeil'', ''Azraille'', ''Azryel'', ''Ozryel'', or ''Azraa-eel'', the Chambers English dictionary uses the spelling ''Azrael''. The name literally means ''One Whom God Helps'',〔 in an adaptive form of Hebrew.
== Background ==
Depending on the outlook and precepts of various religions in which he is a figure, Azrael may be portrayed as residing in the Third Heaven.〔Davidson, Gustav (1967), ''(A Dictionary of Angels, Including The Fallen Angels )'', Entry: Third Heaven, p. 288, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-19757, ISBN 9780029070505〕 In one of his forms, he has four faces and four thousand wings, and his whole body consists of eyes and tongues, the number of which corresponds to the number of people inhabiting the Earth. He will be the last to die, recording and erasing constantly in a large book the names of men at birth and death, respectively.〔Hastings, James, Selbie, John A. (Editors) (2003), ''Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics Part 3'', Kessinger Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-7661-3671-X〕
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