In Islamic tradition, ''Darda'il'' (Arabic: دردائيل ''"Journeyers of God"'') are angels that travel in the earth searching out assemblies where people remember God's name. An angel named Darda'il is also invoked in
exorcism
Exorcism () is the religious or spiritual practice of evicting demons, jinns, or other malevolent spiritual entities from a person, or an area, that is believed to be possessed. Depending on the spiritual beliefs of the exorcist, this may be ...
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[Patrick Hughes, Thomas Patrick Hughes ''Dictionary of Islam'' Asian Educational Services 1995 page 73 ]
The angel is also present in
Yazidism
Yazidism , alternatively Sharfadin is a Monotheism, monotheistic ethnic religion that has roots in a western Ancient Iranian religion, Iranic pre-Zoroastrian religion directly derived from the Indo-Iranians, Indo-Iranian tradition. It is follow ...
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References
Classes of angels
Angels in Islam
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