Zabaniyah
Angels who torture sinners in hell according to Islam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Zabaniyya?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Zabaniyah (Arabic: الزبانية, romanized: zabāniyya) is the name of angels in Islam who are tasked to torture the sinners in hell.[1][2][3][4] They appear namely in the Quran in Al-Alaq 96:18. Identified with the "Nineteen Angels of Hell" in At-Tahrim 66:6 and Al-Muddaththir 74:30, where they are called "angels of punishment", the "Guardians of Hell",[5] "wardens of hell", "angels of hell" or the "keepers" according to Al-Mulk 67:8.[6]
Some consider the zabaniyyat to be the hell's angels' subordinates.[7] As Angels, the zabaniyyat are, despite their gruesome appearance and actions, ultimately subordinate to God,[8]: 82 and thus their punishments are considered in Islamic theology as just.[9]
According to the Quran and the ahadith, the zabaniyyat are nineteen in number[10] and Maalik is their leader.[11][12][13]