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| | Azrael - Definition, explanation |
 | | Azrael, also spelled Azrail, Ashriel, Azaril, and Azriel, is the Angel of death appearing in the Catholic and Orthodox canonical Book of Tobit and in the Qur'an; his name literally means whom God helps. |
 | | He is depicted as an angel under the command of God, and in Islam, he is an archangel. |
 | | In Muslim tradition, Azrael is forever writing in a large book and forever erasing what he writes; what he writes is the name of a man at birth, and what he erases is that said name at death. |
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