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

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

"Is Israfil really dead—buried— gone from us all forever?" she asked herself in a kind of wonder.

From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah

Then came the inevitable moment of grateful acknowledgment when her senses brought of their best to pay for their indulgence—their best on this occasion being that vow to Israfil which presently she found herself renewing.

From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah

But you know, dear Israfil, that in the interests of art as well as in the interests of science, men are carried away to such an extent that they sometimes forget to be scrupulous.

From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah