In
Islamic tradition, Haizum ( ar, حيزوم) is the horse of the archangel
Gabriel
In Abrahamic religions ( Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብ ...
. It is a white, flaming, spiritual horse that has wings like that of a
pegasus and can fly swiftly from one cosmic plane to another in a second. Haizum was
God
In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'', Oxford University Press, 1995. God is typically ...
's gift to Gabriel for pleasing Him.
Also, based on the Authentic Hadith reported In
Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim ( ar, صحيح مسلم, translit=Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim), group=note is a 9th-century ''hadith'' collection and a book of '' sunnah'' compiled by the Persian scholar Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj (815–875). It is one of the most valued b ...
, Haizum
is the name of an Angel from the 3rd
Heaven, whom
Allah (God) sent among other angels as reinforcements to help the Muslim veterans who took part in the Legendary Battle of
Badr.
References
Horses in mythology
Gabriel
Islamic legendary creatures
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