Editing Angels in art (section)

====Angels associated with Muhammad====
[[File:Muhammad_during_the_Mi'raj_-_from_Jami_al-Tawarikh.jpg|thumb|Muhammad beside al-Buraq, which holds a closed book in its hands while its tail appears to transform into an angel wielding a shield and a sword, is approached by two angels, one of whom holds a gold cup on a platter from ''[[Jami' al-Tawarikh]]'' (The Compendium of Chronicles), c. 1307.|alt=]]
Although depictions of Muhammad are often forbidden, the few that exist often include images of angels. Specifically, the Archangel Gabriel is frequently shown alongside Muhammad.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=Images of paradise in Islamic art|author=Blair, Sheila S.|date=1991|publisher=Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College|isbn=0944722083|oclc=611668403}}</ref> For example, in ''The Timurid Book of the Prophet Muhammad’s Ascension'', the Archangel Gabriel appears to Muhammad in Mecca to announce his ascension.<ref name=":3">Gruber, Christiane J. (2008). ''The Timurid "Book of Ascension" (Micrajnama): A Study of the Text and Image in a Pan-Asian Context''. Patrimonia. p. 254</ref> Kneeling before Muhammad, Gabriel is shown with colorful wings and a crown. Later in ''The Timurid Book,'' Muhammad is shown with Gabriel meeting a group of angels in heaven. In the ''Jami' al-tawarikh'', a Persian history from the 14th century, Muhammad is depicted beside al-Buraq, whose tail is transformed into an angel, while two other angels approach.<ref name=":3" /> A 16th-century Ottoman manuscript of ''[[Siyer-i Nebi]]'', a Turkish epic about the life of Muhammad, also includes many depictions of Muhammad alongside angels.<ref name=":2" />