ings ▁In ▁L atter - day ▁Saint ▁the ology , ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁lived ▁a ▁mort al ▁life ▁as ▁the ▁proph et ▁No ah . ▁The ▁two ▁are ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁same ▁individual ; ▁No ah ▁being ▁his ▁mort al ▁name ▁and ▁Gabriel ▁being ▁his ▁heaven ly ▁name . ▁ ▁Islam ▁ ▁Gabriel ▁( A rab ic : ▁ ج ب ر ا ئ ي ل ▁J ibr ā ʾ ī l ▁or ▁ ج ب ر ي ل , ▁J ibr ī l ▁in ▁Modern ▁C airo ▁Edition ) ▁is ▁v ener ated ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁arch ang els ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁Angel ▁of ▁Re vel ation ▁in ▁Islam . ▁Ex eg esis ▁narr ates ▁that ▁Muhammad ▁saw ▁Gabriel ▁in ▁his ▁full ▁ang el ic ▁spl endor ▁only ▁twice , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁being ▁when ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁revel ation . ▁As ▁the ▁Bible ▁port ray s ▁Gabriel ▁as ▁a ▁cel est ial ▁mess enger ▁sent ▁to ▁Daniel , ▁Mary , ▁and ▁Ze char iah , ▁so ▁too ▁Islam ic ▁tradition ▁holds ▁that ▁Gabriel ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁numerous ▁pre - I sl am ic ▁proph ets ▁with ▁revel ation ▁and ▁divine ▁inj unction s , ▁including ▁Adam , ▁whom ▁Muslim s ▁believe ▁was ▁con so led ▁by ▁Gabriel ▁some ▁time ▁after ▁the ▁Fall . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁by ▁many ▁names ▁in ▁Islam , ▁such ▁as ▁" keeper ▁of ▁hol iness ", ▁" pe ac ock ▁of ▁parad ise ". ▁ ▁Only ▁within ▁Islam ▁is ▁Gabriel ▁identified ▁as