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Who is Angel Gabriel?In Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an archangel who typically serves as a messenger sent from God to certain people. In the Bible, Gabriel is mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments. In the Old Testament, he appeared to the prophet Daniel, delivering explanations of Daniel's visionsIn the Gospel of Luke, Gabriel appeared to ZechariasTo the virgin Mary foretelling the births of John the Baptist and JesusIn the Book of Daniel, he is referred to as "the man Gabriel"While in the Gospel of Luke, Gabriel is referred to as "an angel of the Lord" In Islam, Gabriel is considered one of the four archangels whom God sent with his divine message to various prophets, including Muhammad.
What is a Messenger?In religion, a prophet is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on that entity's behalf. They claim to be serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people. The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy. In Islam, all prophetic messengers are prophets (such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad) though not all prophets are prophetic messengers. The primary distinction is that a prophet is required to demonstrate God's law through his actions, character, and behavior without necessarily calling people to follow him, while a prophetic messenger is required to pronounce God's law (i.e. revelation) and call his people to submit and follow him.
