Azrael

Origin

The etymological origin is the decisive canonical vocabulary of the Hebrew azra ('help') + el ('God') meaning 'God helps (God helps)' — the decisive canon of the name of an angel in Jewish tradition, and the decisive canon that he does not appear directly by name in the New Testament canon but is a figure developed in apocryphal and later mystical traditions. The decisive Jewish apocryphal canon is the decisive origin canon of Azrael in 3 Enoch (3 Enoch, Sefer Hekhalot) of c. 5th-6th century CE — the decisive canon of being one of the angels beside Metatron — and the decisive canon of the Hekhalot literature (Hekhalot literature). The decisive Islamic canon is the decisive origin canon of Qur'an (Qur'an) 32:11 (As-Sajdah) of the 7th century CE — 'Say: the angel of death (Malak al-Mawt) put in charge of you will surely take your souls; then to your Lord shall you be returned' — the decisive canon that the Qur'an does not mention him directly by the name Azrael but refers to him as Malak al-Mawt (angel of death), and the decisive canon settled as the name Azrael in later Islamic theology Hadith and mystical traditions. The decisive Islamic four archangels canon is the decisive canon of being one of the four archangels of Islam (Mikail, Jibril, Israfil, Azrael) — Mikail governs rain and nature, Jibril delivers revelation, Israfil holds the trumpet of the apocalypse, and Azrael takes souls.

Features

• Black cloak and hood, or appearance veiled in 70,000 ornate veils
• Hand that gently extracts the soul
• Giant scroll (register of the dead) and pen inscribed with the name of God
• Form with countless eyes or restrained majesty
• Main axis — one of the four archangels of Islam (Mikail, Jibril, Israfil, Azrael) — the angel of death
• Alias — 'Malak al-Mawt (Malak al-Mawt, angel of death)'

Stories

Azrael in 3 Enoch of c. 5th-6th century CE is the decisive origin, and the decisive textual canon is Malak al-Mawt in Qur'an 32:11 of the 7th century CE and one of the four archangels in later Islamic theology. The decisive canon as a merciful guide called upon in deathbed rites and funerals, and the decisive canon as an object of meditation in spiritual practice of accepting death without fear. In Islamic tradition, the decisive canon that the family's prayers are directed toward him because he has the authority to take souls at the time of death. The decisive 20th-century comics canon is the decisive canon of the black cat Azrael (Azrael) of the wizard Gargamel (Gargamel) in the comic Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs) by the Belgian Peyo (Peyo, real name Pierre Culliford, 1928-1992) from 1958, and the decisive 20th-century USA comics canon is the decisive canon of Azrael (Azrael, real name Jean-Paul Valley) in the comic Batman (Batman) by USA DC Comics from 1992 to 1994 — the decisive canon of the interim Batman during the Knightfall event. The decisive 21st-century canon is the decisive 21st-century global video canon of the 'Reset Charges' of the TVA (Time Variance Authority) in the Disney+ series Loki (Loki) by USA Marvel Studios from 9 June 2021.

Weakness

Azrael's weaknesses are: (1) God's command — the decisive canonical weakness — God decides death and Azrael is only the executor, cannot take souls without God's command; (2) binding of human repentance — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon of the tradition that humans can briefly delay his hand through repentance and good deeds; (3) Moses' refusal — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon of Avodah Zarah 5a in the Talmud in which Moses refused Azrael's taking of his soul; (4) Solomon's wisdom — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon of later Islamic tradition in which Solomon briefly delayed Azrael; (5) binding of God's name — the decisive canon of taking souls only with a pen inscribed with the name of God; (6) binding of the scroll — the decisive canon of the binding to the scroll of the register of the dead; (7) binding of the sacred domain — the decisive canon; (8) binding of 70,000 veils — the decisive canon of the binding to the form veiled in 70,000 veils. The decisive canonical finale is the decisive mythological canon that at the time of the apocalypse, his turn comes and his own soul becomes the object of taking.

Cultural Significance

Azrael is not merely a death-angel icon but the canonical iconographic figure of the decisive Judeo-Islamic canon, traversing 3 Enoch of c. 5th-6th century CE, the Hekhalot literature, Qur'an 32:11 of the 7th century CE, the four archangels of later Islamic theology, Talmud Avodah Zarah 5a, Peyo's Smurfs of 1958 (Gargamel's cat), DC Comics Batman of 1992-1994 (Azrael Jean-Paul Valley), and Marvel's Loki of 2021 (TVA). The etymological origin settled as the decisive canon of the Hebrew azra ('help') + el ('God') meaning 'God helps' — the name of an angel in Jewish tradition. The decisive Jewish apocryphal canon is the decisive origin canon of Azrael in 3 Enoch (3 Enoch, Sefer Hekhalot) of c. 5th-6th century CE — being one of the angels beside Metatron — and the decisive canon of the Hekhalot literature (Hekhalot literature). The decisive Islamic canon is the decisive canon of Qur'an (Qur'an) 32:11 (As-Sajdah) of the 7th century CE — 'Say: the angel of death (Malak al-Mawt) put in charge of you will surely take your souls; then to your Lord shall you be returned' — and the decisive canon as one of the four archangels of Islam (Mikail, Jibril, Israfil, Azrael), with the decisive canon of Muslim tradition that he appears veiled in 70,000 veils when taking souls. The decisive Talmud canon is the decisive canon of Avodah Zarah 5a in the Babylonian Talmud in which Moses refused the angel of death's taking of his soul and God Himself took Moses' soul, and the decisive canon of Berakhot 51a in the Babylonian Talmud in which the angel of death tried to take Solomon. The decisive 20th-century comics canon is the decisive canon of the black cat Azrael (Azrael) of the wizard Gargamel (Gargamel) in the comic Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs) by the Belgian Peyo (Peyo, real name Pierre Culliford, born 25 June 1928 in Brussels, Belgium, died 24 December 1992) from 1958, and the decisive canon of Azrael (Azrael, real name Jean-Paul Valley) in Batman: Sword of Azrael (Batman: Sword of Azrael) (written by Denny O'Neil) by USA DC Comics from October 1992 to August 1994 — the decisive canon of the interim Batman during the Knightfall event. The decisive 21st-century canon is the decisive 21st-century global video canon of the 'Reset Charges' of the TVA (Time Variance Authority) in Season 1 of the Disney+ series Loki (Loki) by USA Marvel Studios from 9 June 2021.

In Popular Culture

• 3 Enoch (Sefer Hekhalot) Azrael (c. 5th-6th century CE) — decisive origin canon
• Hekhalot literature Azrael (3rd-7th century CE) — decisive Jewish mysticism canon
• Qur'an 32:11 (As-Sajdah) Malak al-Mawt (7th century CE) — decisive Islamic canon
• Babylonian Talmud Avodah Zarah 5a Moses and the angel of death — decisive Talmud canon
• Islamic four archangels (Mikail, Jibril, Israfil, Azrael) — decisive Islamic canon
• Peyo Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs) Gargamel's cat Azrael (from 1958) — decisive comics canon
• DC Comics Batman: Sword of Azrael Azrael (Jean-Paul Valley) (1992-1994) — decisive comics canon
• Marvel Disney+ series Loki TVA 'Reset Charges' of Azrael (2021) — 21st-century decisive video canon

Trivia

The etymology of Azrael (Hebrew Azra'el, Arabic Azra'il) is the decisive canonical vocabulary of the Hebrew azra ('help') + el ('God') meaning 'God helps (God helps)' — the decisive canon of the name of an angel in Jewish tradition, and aliases Malak al-Mawt (Malak al-Mawt, Arabic 'angel of death'), Izra'il, Azra'il, and the reaper-angel are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive Jewish apocryphal canon is the decisive origin canon of Azrael in 3 Enoch (3 Enoch, Sefer Hekhalot) of c. 5th-6th century CE — the decisive canon of being one of the angels beside Metatron — and the decisive canon of the Hekhalot literature (Hekhalot literature, 3rd-7th century CE). The decisive Islamic canon is the decisive canon of Qur'an (Qur'an) 32:11 (As-Sajdah, the Prostration) of the 7th century CE revealed to Muhammad (Muhammad, 570-632 CE) — 'Say: the angel of death (Malak al-Mawt) put in charge of you will surely take your souls; then to your Lord shall you be returned' — the decisive canon that the Qur'an does not mention him directly by the name Azrael but refers to him as Malak al-Mawt (angel of death), and the decisive canon settled as the name Azrael in later Islamic theology Hadith and mystical traditions. The decisive canon of being one of the four archangels of Islam (Mikail, Jibril, Israfil, Azrael) — Mikail governs rain and nature, Jibril delivers revelation, Israfil holds the trumpet of the apocalypse, and Azrael takes souls — and the decisive canon of Muslim tradition that he is a giant being with 4 faces, 4 wings, 70,000 legs, and 70,000 wings, his entire body veiled in 70,000 veils, and if all the veils were removed, all creatures would perish from his light. The decisive Talmud canon is the decisive canon of Avodah Zarah 5a in the Babylonian Talmud in which Moses refused the angel of death's taking of his soul and God Himself took Moses' soul, and the decisive canon of Berakhot 51a in the Babylonian Talmud in which the angel of death tried to take Solomon. The decisive 20th-century comics canon is the decisive canon of the black cat Azrael (Azrael) of the wizard Gargamel (Gargamel) in the comic Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs) by the Belgian Peyo (Peyo, real name Pierre Culliford, born 25 June 1928 in Brussels, Belgium, died 24 December 1992) from 23 October 1958, and the decisive canon of Azrael (Azrael, real name Jean-Paul Valley) in Batman: Sword of Azrael (Batman: Sword of Azrael) (written by Denny O'Neil, art by Joe Quesada) by USA DC Comics from October 1992 to August 1994 — the decisive canon of the interim Batman after Bane broke Bruce Wayne's back during the Knightfall event. The decisive 21st-century canon is the decisive 21st-century global video canon of the 'Reset Charges' of the TVA (Time Variance Authority) that reset timeline branches in Season 1 of the Disney+ series Loki (Loki) by USA Marvel Studios from 9 June 2021.