Editing Gabriel (section)

=== As a messenger ===
Muslims believe that Gabriel was mainly tasked with transmitting the scriptures from God to the [[Prophets and messengers in Islam|prophets and messengers]], as [[Asbab al-Nuzul]] or revelation<ref>{{qref|2|97|b=y}}.</ref> when Muhammad was questioned which angel is revealing the holy scriptures revelation, and Muhammad told the Jews it is revealed by Gabriel who is tasked to it.{{sfn|Noegel|Wheeler|2002|p=218}}

Muslims also revere Gabriel for several events that predate what they regard as the first revelation narrated in the Quran. Muslims believe that Gabriel was the angel who informed [[Zechariah in Islam|Zechariah]] of the [[Nativity of John the Baptist]], as well as [[Mary in Islam|Mary]] about the future [[nativity of Jesus]];<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ibn Kathīr |first1=Ismāʻīl ibn ʻUmar |publisher=Darussalam |title=Qiṣaṣ al-Anbiyā'(Stories of the Prophets: [peace be upon them]) - Story of Zakariyyā (Zechariah) |date=2003 |isbn=9960892263 |edition=2nd |location=Riyadh, Saudi Arabia}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ibn Kathīr |first1=Ismāʻīl ibn ʻUmar|publisher=Darussalam |title=Qiṣaṣ al-Anbiyā' (Stories of the Prophets: [peace be upon them]) – Story of ʻĪsá (Jesus) |date=2003 |isbn=9960892263 |edition=2nd |location=Riyadh, Saudi Arabia}}</ref> and that Gabriel was one of three angels who had earlier informed [[Abraham in Islam|Abraham]] of the birth of [[Isaac in Islam|Isaac]] ({{qref|51|24–30|pl=y}}).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ibn Kathīr |first1=Ismāʻīl ibn ʻUmar|publisher=Darussalam |title=Qiṣaṣ al-Anbiyā' (Stories of the Prophets: [peace be upon them]) – Story of Ismāʻīl (Ishmael) |date=2003 |isbn=9960892263 |edition=2nd |location=Riyadh, Saudi Arabia}}</ref> Gabriel also makes a famous appearance in the [[Hadith of Gabriel]], in which he questions Muhammad on the core tenets of Islam.<ref name="EoQ"/>

Gabriel is also believed to have delivered punishment [[Sodomites in Islam|from God to the Sodomites]] by leveling the entire city of [[Sodom and Gomorrah|Sodom]] with the tip of his wing.<ref name="Nabi-Nabi Allah: Kisah Para Nabi dan Rasul Allah dalam Al-Qur'an">{{cite book |author1=Ahmad Bahgat |author1-link=Ahmad Bahgat |editor1-last=Ayu |translator1= Muhtadi Kadi |translator2=Musthofa Sukawi |editor1-first=Sudjilah |title=Nabi-Nabi Allah Kisah Para Nabi dan Rasul Allah dalam Al-Qur'an |trans-title=Prophets of Allah Stories of the Prophets and Messengers of Allah in the Qur'an |date=2007 |type=Religion / Islam / General, Religion / Islam / History |publisher=Qisthi Press |isbn=9789791303101 |page=137 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0JLcDwAAQBAJ |access-date=3 March 2022 |language=id, ar}}</ref> According to a Hadith narrated by [[Abu Dharr al-Ghifari]], which is compiled by [[al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi]], Gabriel has the ability to regulate feeling or perception in humans, particularly happiness or sadness.<ref name="Suyuti; angel Jibril">{{cite book |author1=Al-Suyuti |author1-link=Al-Suyuti |editor1-last=Muhammad as Said Basyuni |translator=Mishabul Munir |editor1-first=Abu Hajir |editor2-last=Yasir |editor2-first=Muhammad |title=Misteri Alam Malaikat |date=2021 |type= Religion / Islam / General |publisher=Pustaka al-Kautsar |page=20 |isbn=9789795929512 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iDxQEAAAQBAJ |access-date=6 February 2022 |language=id |quote=Quoting Ibnul Mubarak from a book of ''az-Zuhd''; ad Durr al-Manshur, chain narration from Ibnul Mubarak to Ibn Shihab (1/92)}}</ref>