Gabriel - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Gabriel - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Reynolds, Gabriel Said

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061701
Doc. NO	:	ALei2098
Main Entry	:	Reynolds, Gabriel Said
Title & Author	:	Gabriel - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Reynolds, Gabriel Said
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,950 words)
Abstract	:	Gabriel (Ar. Jibrīl, as in the Cairo Qurʾān, or Jabrāʾīl; from Hebr. Gabrīʾēl, probably through Christian Palestinian Aramaic Gabrīl) appears in two passages of the Qurʾān (Q 2:97–98; 66:4). In Islamic tradition he is an angel closely associated with the prophet Muḥammad. 1. Gabriel in the Qurʾān While the Qurʾān does not explicitly call Gabriel an angel, in al-Baqara (2:97–8) it does make him the agent of divine revelation, in accord with Jewish and Christian tradition. Gabriel plays the role of heavenly messenger in
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei2098.pdf