▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit . ▁Though ▁alternate ▁theories ▁exist , ▁whether ▁the ▁occurrence ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁in ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁refers ▁to ▁Gabriel ▁or ▁not , ▁remains ▁an ▁issue ▁of ▁scholar ly ▁debate . ▁In ▁the ▁Q ur an , ▁Gabriel ▁appears ▁named ▁in ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁In ▁, ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁mentions ▁Gabriel ▁along ▁with ▁Michael . ▁ ▁Muslim s ▁also ▁re vere ▁Gabriel ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁historical ▁events ▁pred ating ▁the ▁first ▁revel ation . ▁Muslim s ▁believe ▁that ▁Gabriel ▁was ▁the ▁ang el ▁who ▁informed ▁Zach aria h ▁of ▁John ' s ▁birth ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Mary ▁of ▁the ▁future ▁n ativity ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁and ▁that ▁Gabriel ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁ang els ▁who ▁had ▁earlier ▁informed ▁Abraham ▁of ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁Isaac . ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁events ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁Q ur an . ▁Gabriel ▁also ▁makes ▁a ▁famous ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁Had ith ▁of ▁Gabriel , ▁where ▁he ▁questions ▁Muhammad ▁on ▁the ▁core ▁ten ets ▁of ▁Islam . ▁ ▁Islam ic ▁texts ▁and ▁other ▁ap oc ry phal ▁works ▁of ▁literature ▁outside ▁the ▁Holy ▁Bible ▁dep ict ▁the ▁Angel ▁Gabriel ' s ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁cel est ial ▁war rior . ▁However , ▁a ▁clear ▁distinction ▁between ▁En och ian ▁and ▁Q ur ' an ic ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁Angel ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁former ▁does ▁not ▁design ate ▁the ▁Angel ▁Gabriel ▁as ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁in ▁ 1 ▁En och , ▁which ▁has ▁the ▁Angel ▁Gabriel ▁defe ating ▁the