What are the names of Angels?

Angels exist in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Scripture

It is believed that God created Angels out of light, before He created humans from earth and clay. Angels are naturally obedient creatures, worshipping God and carrying out His commands. As such, they have no free choice and cannot disobey God.

Belief in Angels is one of the six Articles of Faith in Islam. The table below lists a few popular Angels in the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Abaddon
Apollyon 1. Angel of Destruction Abaddon is the Angel of the bottomless pit who appears to be a ruler of evil spirits as described in the book of Revelation.

| Wikipedia: Abaddon

REVELATION 9:11

Ariel 2. Angel of Personification of Israel

| Wikipedia: Ariel_(angel)

Azrael
Azrael 3. Angel of Death Azrael is responsible for parting the soul from the body. He is not mentioned by name, only referred as Malak Al-Maut, meaning Angel of Death in the Quran

| Wikipedia: Azrael

QURAN 32:11

Barachiel 4. Angel of Lightning Blessings/Guardian Angels

| Wikipedia: Barachiel

Beelzebul 5. Prince of Demons In the Testament of Solomon, Beelzebul appears as prince of the demons and says that he was formerly a leading heavenly angel. Seemingly, Beelzebul here is simply Lucifer. Beelzebul claims to cause destruction through tyrants, to cause demons to be worshipped among men, to excite priests to lust, to cause jealousies in cities and murders and to bring on war.

| Wikipedia: Beelzebub

Camael 6. Leader of the Powers/Dominions

| Wikipedia: Camael

Cassiel 7. Angel of Solitude/Tears

| Wikipedia: Cassiel

Darda'il 8. The Journeyers Angels who travel in the earth searching out assemblies where people remember God's name

| Wikipedia: Darda%27il

Gabriel
Jibreel 9. Angel of Revelation Gabriel is the Angel of Revelation tasked with delivering God's message to the prophets.

Appeared to Daniel as a man and gave him the meaning of a visio
Appeared to Zechariah who was serving in the temple in order to announce the birth of John the Baptist
Appeared to Mary, informing her that she would be the mother of Jesus
In the Quran, God sent Gabriel to Mary, and he came to her in the shape of a man in every respect. God commanded him to blow into a gap of her garment and that breath went into her womb through her private part; this is how Jesus was conceived
Appeared to Muhammad and taught him the Quran verse by verse
| Wikipedia: Gabriel

DANIEL 8:16

DANIEL 9:21

LUKE 1:19

LUKE 1:26

QURAN 19:17

QURAN 2:97-98

QURAN 3:45

Hafaza 10. The Guardian Angels Two of whom are charged to every human being; one writes down good deeds and another one writes down evil deeds

| Wikipedia: Hafaza

Hamalat al-'Arsh 11. Carriers of The Throne of God (Arsh) The Angels assigned to carry the Throne of God are comparable to the Christian Seraph

| Wikipedia: Throne_of_God

| Wikipedia: Seraph

QURAN 40:7

Haniel 12. Leader of the Principalities

| Wikipedia: Haniel

Horot and Morot
Harut and Marut 13. Angel of productiveness and profitableness of the Earth and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels Harut and Marut.

QURAN 2:102

Jundullah 14. Angels who helped Muhammad in the battles

Kiraman Katibin 15. Honourable Recorders two of whom are charged to every human being; one writes down good deeds and another one writes down evil deeds. They are both described as 'Raqeebun 'Ateed' in the Quran.

QURAN 82:11

Lucifer 16. Angel of Bringer of Light

| Wikipedia: Lucifer

Maalik 17. Guardian of Hell Maalik is the chief of the angels who govern Hell

| Wikipedia: Maalik

QURAN 43:77

Metatron 18. Angel of The Celestial Scribe

| Wikipedia: Metatron

Michael
Mikhail 19. Angel of The Military Michael means 'who is like God'. He appears to be the one who does battle. Michael battles against Satan and his angels.

In Islam, Mikail is often depicted as the archangel of mercy who is responsible for bringing rain and thunder to Earth. He is also responsible for the rewards doled out to good people in this life.

| Wikipedia: Michael_(archangel)

QURAN 2:97-98

Muaqqibat 20. The Protectors
Angels who keep people from death until its decreed time and who bring down blessings.

QURAN 13:10-11

Munkar & Nakir 21. Angels who ask Questions in Grave After death, every soul will be asked questions in the grave about their faith and deeds

Muslims believe the questioning will begin when the funeral and burial is over. Munkar and Nakir will prop the deceased soul upright in the grave and ask three questions:

Who is your Lord?
What is your religion?
Who was this person sent to you (Muhammad)?
QURAN 13:10-11

Raphael
Israfeel 22. Angel of the Virtues Raphael is in charge of blowing the trumpet to mark the Day of Judgment. It is said that the first blow will bring all to attention, will end all life, while the second blow will bring all human beings back to life again to meet their Lord for their final judgement.

| Wikipedia: Raphael_(archangel)

QURAN 69:13

Raziel 23. Angel of Keeper of Secrets

| Wikipedia: Raziel

Ridwan 24. Guardian of Heaven Ridwan is the angel who is responsible for Heaven

Satan
Shaitaan 25. Fallen Angel Satan is the adversary of God and mankind. He is the fallen angel, the devil, who rebelled against God. He's mentioned many times in the New Testament.

Samael 26. Angel of Death and fetching souls Samael is similar to Azrael, Malak Am-Maut (Angel of Death) listed above

| Wikipedia: Samael

Sandalphon 27. Protector of unborn children

| Wikipedia: Sandalphon

Tzaphqiel 28. Angel of God's knowledge

| Wikipedia: Zaphkiel

Uriel 29. Patron of the Arts

| Wikipedia: Uriel

Zabaniah 30. Angels who torment those in Hell Zabaniah are 19 angels who torment sinful persons in hell

QURAN 66:6

Zadkiel 31. Angel of all who forgive, freedom, benevolence, mercy

| Wikipedia: Zadkiel

Zaphkiel 32. Leader of the Thrones

| Wikipedia: Zaphkiel

Name Unknown 33. Angels of the Seven Heavens

Name Unknown 34. Angels who violently pull out the souls of the wicked

QURAN 79:1

Name Unknown 35. Angels who gently draw out the souls of the blessed

QURAN 79:2

Name Unknown 36. Angels who distribute (provisions, rain, blessings etc.)

QURAN 51:4

Name Unknown 37. Angels who drive the clouds

QURAN 37:2

Name Unknown 38. Angels who give spirit to the unborn foetus Those that give the spirit to the foetus in the womb and are charged with four commands: to write down his provision, his life-span, his actions, and whether he will be wretched or happy
(Bukhari 1:6:315)

Name Unknown 39. Angel of the Mountains (Bukhari 4:54:454)

Name Unknown 40. Angels accompanying each living thing The angels charged with each existent thing, maintaining order and warding off corruption. Their number is known only to God

Name Unknown 41. Angels who praise God They celebrate His praises night and day, nor do they ever flag or intermit.

QURAN 21:20

QURAN 41:38

CREDIT
http://carm.org/names-of-angels-in-bible
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_angels_in_theology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_view_of_angels

Author: Guest • Updated: 07 Jul 2025

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