The Spirit
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The Spirit is a mysterious, exalted being—often understood as the angel Gabriel—who descends by God’s command during the Night of Decree in Islamic belief.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Spirit canonical | 1 |
| the Spirit | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angelic being
ⓘ
religious entity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rūḥ al-Qudus
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Ruh
|
| appearsInVerse |
Qur’an 70:4
ⓘ
Qur’an 78:38 ⓘ Qur’an 97:4 ⓘ |
| appearsWith | angels ⓘ |
| ArabicName | الروح ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
divine decree
ⓘ
divine mercy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | angels ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Laylat al-Qadr
ⓘ
Night of Decree ⓘ |
| descendsBy | God’s command ⓘ |
| descendsOn | Night of Decree ⓘ |
| describedAs |
exalted
ⓘ
mysterious ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
God the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Spirit in Christian theology
human souls ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | present on the Day of Resurrection (per some exegeses) ⓘ |
| function |
conveying divine command
ⓘ
participation in revelation ⓘ |
| linguisticRoot | r-w-ḥ ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur’an
|
| mentionedInSurah |
Surah Al-Ma'arij
ⓘ
surface form:
Surah al-Ma‘arij
Surah Al-Qadr ⓘ
surface form:
Surah al-Qadr
Surah An-Naba ⓘ
surface form:
Surah an-Naba
|
| obeys | God’s command ⓘ |
| oftenIdentifiedWith | Gabriel ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | descent with divine decrees ⓘ |
| status | high-ranking being ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | God ⓘ |
| theologicalDebate |
distinctness from other angels
ⓘ
identity with Gabriel ⓘ |
| viewInTafsir |
often interpreted as Gabriel
ⓘ
sometimes interpreted as a created spirit ⓘ sometimes interpreted as a special great angel ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.