els ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁nations . ▁ ▁The ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Luke ▁rel ates ▁the ▁stories ▁of ▁the ▁Ann unci ation , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁ang el ▁Gabriel ▁appears ▁to ▁Ze char iah ▁and ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary , ▁for et elling ▁the ▁birth s ▁of ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁and ▁Jesus , ▁respectively ▁( Lu ke ▁ 1 : 1 1 – 3 8 ). ▁Many ▁Christian ▁trad itions — including ▁Ang lic an ism , ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox y , ▁and ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism — re vere ▁Gabriel ▁as ▁a ▁saint . ▁ ▁Islam ▁regards ▁Gabriel ▁as ▁an ▁arch angel ▁sent ▁by ▁God ▁to ▁various ▁proph ets , ▁among ▁them ▁Muhammad . ▁The ▁first ▁five ▁vers es ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 6 th ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur an , ▁the ▁Cl ot , ▁is ▁believed ▁by ▁Muslim s ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁vers es ▁revealed ▁by ▁Gabriel ▁to ▁Muhammad . ▁ ▁The ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts ▁hold ▁that ▁the ▁ang el ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁individual ▁as ▁the ▁proph et ▁No ah ▁in ▁his ▁mort al ▁min istry . ▁ ▁Y az id is ▁consider ▁Gabriel ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Seven ▁Myst eries , ▁the ▁he pt ad ▁to ▁which ▁God ▁entr usted ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁sometimes ▁identified ▁with ▁Me lek ▁T aus . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ancient ▁G nost ic ▁manuscript ▁the ▁Holy ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁In visible ▁Spirit , ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁a ▁divine ▁being ▁and ▁inhab it ant ▁of ▁the ▁P ler oma ▁who ▁existed ▁prior