al-qiyāma states he has four wings, however, another tradition mention that he has twelve. A few reports assume that Israfil had visited Muhammad before Gabriel did. Mission According Saudi scholar Salih bin Abdullah al Humaid, Quranic exegesis (tafsir) states that Israfil will blow the trumpet two times. The first blow will kill all creatures and creations except Israfil himself. Later, Israfil will blow the trumpet for the second time, then all creatures will be revived and wait for judgment. Aside from his task to blow the Armageddon trumpet, Israfil is mentioned in non-canonical hadith as one of archangels who bear the Throne of God on their back (Hamalat al-Arsh). Meanwhile, According to a Tabi'un tradition which sourced from a Tabi'un named Abdurrahman ibn Sabith, the task of Israfil were transmitting tasks from God to another archangels such as Gabriel, Mikail, and Azrael. Israfil also said to have been sent along with the other three Islamic archangels to collect dust from the four corners of the earth, though only Azrael succeeded in this mission. It was from this dust that Adam, the first man and Prophet was formed. According to another traditions, Israfil believed to have helped Muhammad overcome his adversaries significantly during the Battle of Badr, where according to scholars and clerics of Islam, the various hadiths, both authentics and inauthentics, that Gabriel, Israfil, and Michael, along with another thousands of best angels from third level of sky, all came to the battle of Badr by impersonating appearance of Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, a Companions of the Prophet and bodyguard of the prophet. This are deemed as Zubayr personal honor according to Islamic belief. Inayat Khan ascribes to Israfil the role of an inspirer who explains revelation. View in other religions Israfil has been associated with a number of other angelic names not pertaining to Islam, including Uriel, and Raphael. See also Angels in Islam Eschatology Resurrection Seraph Seraphiel Seven trumpets Appendix Notes References Bibliography Individual angels Archangels in Islam Islamic eschatology Quranic figures