Israfil
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He took us to a meeting at the Bangladesh parliament with Israfil Alam, who is a member of parliament and chairman of the Standing Committee of Labour and Employment.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2010
P. 26, note 2.—Scott may possibly refer to the tradition that the souls of the dead are stored up in the trumpet of Israfil, when he speaks of the "receiving angel."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
"Stop a minute, Israfil," said the Boy, "and turn your head, Who does it make you think of?"
From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah
Still forever is the pen whose wondrous alchemy transposed the English language—with all its inherent harshness—into music sweet as song of Israfil.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by Brann, William Cowper
"You will be one of the beauties when you come out, dear Israfil," he said.
From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah
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