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Israfilاسرافیل

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The angel who will sound the trumpet at the end of time; Iskandar sees him on a mountaintop, karnay in hand.

In the poem
First at D5.29, Iskandar Seeks the Fount of Life
Named
1 time, in 1 section
Main stories
D5 The Iskandar Cycle (1)

How we draw Israfil

The identity sheet the illustrator works from. Tap to open full size. More in the Art section.
Israfil, identity sheet: Herald of the Last Day (ageless)
Herald of the Last Day (ageless)

In the poem’s own words

The 1 section that name Israfil most often, with the summary from the Notes and the couplets that name Israfil. Tap a couplet number to read it in the full poem.
D5.29

Iskandar Seeks the Fount of Life

Iskandar watches the sun sink into the sea, then enters the darkness with Khizr as guide. At a fork he loses him; Khizr finds the Fount of Life and drinks. Iskandar reaches only a shining mountain, where green birds question him and Israfil warns him to prepare for the end.

  • D5.29.70
    He saw Israfil with his head raised high,A karnay in his hand beneath the sky.
Israfil named 1 time here · read the section in the full poem · notes

On the maps

Story maps that show Israfil or tell a part of the story that names Israfil.
D5.29The Land of Darkness and the Fount of Life

Where it appears

Named mentions by book, from the Universe Registry, the index behind this site. Titles and epithets are not counted.
D5The Iskandar Cycle1

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