Riḍwān (or ''Rızvan '', ), is an

angel An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

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, who guards the gates of

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. The word Ridwan meaning pleasure of Allah, is mentioned in the Quran in Surah maidah verse 16. "Riḍwān", in: ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'', Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W. P. Heinrichs. Consulted online on 16 October 2019 He namely appears in later reports and

Mi'raj The Israʾ and Miʿraj (, ') are the names given to the narrations that the prophet Muhammad ascended to the sky during a night journey, saw Allah and the afterlife, and returned. It is believed that expressions without a subject in verses 1-18 of ...

narration. Ridwan also plays an important role as the guardian of heaven in the Qisas Al-Anbiya, here he must prevent

Iblis Iblis (), alternatively known as Eblīs, also known as Shaitan, is the leader of the Shayatin, devils () in Islam. According to the Quran, Iblis was thrown out of Jannah#Jinn, angels, and devils, heaven after refusing to prostrate himself bef ...

from entering the keep of

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, but was tricked by a serpent, who concealed Iblis in his mouth, carrying him past the guardian. His name probably developed from the

Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...

ic term ''riḍwan''. However, in the Quranic usage, it does not refer to an angel.Stephen Burge. ''Angels in Islam: Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's al-Haba'ik fi Akhbar al-malik''. Routledge, 2015. .

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