<P> Michael (Arabic: ميخائيل, Mikhail مكايل, Mikail), is one of the two archangels mentioned in the Quran, alongside Jibrail (Gabriel). In the Quran, Michael is mentioned once only, in Sura 2: 98: "Whoever is an enemy to God, and His angels and His messengers, and Jibrail and Mikhail! Then, God (Himself) is an enemy to the disbelievers ." Some Muslims believe that the reference in Sura 11: 69 is Michael, one of the three angels who visited Abraham . </P> <P> According to rabbinic Jewish tradition, Michael acted as the advocate of Israel, and sometimes had to fight with the princes of the other nations (cf. 10: 13) and particularly with the angel Samael, Israel's accuser . Michael's enmity with Samael dates from the time when the latter was thrown down from heaven . Samael took hold of the wings of Michael, whom he wished to bring down with him in his fall; but Michael was saved by God . Michael said "May The Lord rebuke you" to Satan for attempting to claim the body of Moses . </P> <P> The idea that Michael was the advocate of the Jews became so prevalent that in spite of the rabbinical prohibition against appealing to angels as intermediaries between God and his people, Michael came to occupy a certain place in the Jewish liturgy: "When a man is in need he must pray directly to God, and neither to Michael nor to Gabriel ." There were two prayers written beseeching him as the prince of mercy to intercede in favor of Israel: one composed by Eliezer ha - Kalir, and the other by Judah ben Samuel he - Hasid . But appeal to Michael seems to have been more common in ancient times . Thus Jeremiah is said to have addressed a prayer to him . </P> <P> The rabbis declare that Michael entered upon his role of defender at the time of the biblical patriarchs . Thus, according to Rabbi Eliezer ben Jacob, it was Michael who rescued Abraham from the furnace into which he had been thrown by Nimrod (Midrash Genesis Rabbah xliv. 16). It was Michael, the "one that had escaped" (Genesis 14: 13), who told Abraham that Lot had been taken captive (Midrash Pirke R. El .), and who protected Sarah from being defiled by Abimelech . He announced to Sarah that she would bear a son and he rescued Lot at the destruction of Sodom . </P>

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