Nāzi'āt (, ''pluckers'') and Nāshiṭāt (, ''drawers'') are two classes of

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subordinate to Azra'il in

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, responsible for taking the souls of the dead. While Nāzi'āt are commissioned to take the lives of unbelievers forcefully, the Nāshiṭāt take believers gently. Nāziʿāt angels are responsible for taking out the souls of disbelievers painfully. Meanwhile, Nāshiṭāt angels are responsible for taking out the souls of believers peacefully.

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interpreted

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as the angels who takes the soul of unbelievers brought Fires of

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with them for the additional torture the soul they have taken. Meanwhile,

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also interpreted similarly, while also giving addendum interpretations from Muhammad bin Al-Muthanna, Ibn Waki',

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, and

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among others; that these angels will also smashing the face and back of the unbeliever's soul while doing their task.

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