Israfil

American  

[iz-ruh-feel] / ˈɪz rəˌfil /

noun

Islamic Mythology.

1. the angel who will sound the trumpet announcing the end of the world.

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Israfil British  

/ ˈɪzrəˌfiːl, ˈɪzrəˌfɛl, ˈɪzrəˌfiːl /

noun

1. Koran the archangel who will sound the trumpet on the Day of Judgment, heralding the end of the world

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Example Sentences

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

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

In Mecca he is poet and visionary, the man who speaks with angels and has seen Gabriel and Israfil, "whose heart-strings are a lute, and who has the sweetest voice of all God's creatures."

From Mahomet Founder of Islam by Draycott, Gladys M.

"I really think I shall be obliged to avoid you, Israfil," the Boy rejoined.

From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah

"I left it with Israfil, my fair-haired friend, you know."

From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah