Johnnie Ellington II January 22, 2012 at 8:25am · he following Islamic subjects have some elements in common with Jewish and Christian traditions: Beings Angels - beings of light that serve as God's messengers; in Islam, these lack free will. Jibril - the archangel Gabriel and Jibril is an archangel who serves as a messenger from God. Azrael - the angel of death. Michael - the angel of nature. Israfel - The angel of doom trumpet Places Garden of Eden - the heavenly Paradise where Adam and Eve lived before their Fall. Barzakh - the state of the souls of the deceased before the Day of Judgment, when they will be assigned to Heaven or to Hell. Jannah - Heaven; the abode of the righteous after the Day of Judgment; contains the Garden of Paradise. Jahannam - Hell; the abode of the wicked after the Day of Judgment. Events Creation - a six-stages creative act by God. Fall of man - the loss of Paradise that resulted from eating the forbidden fruit; like Judaism,[41] and unlike Christianity,[42] Islam does not hold that the Fall made man inherently sinful.[43] Deluge and Noah's (Nuh's) Ark- worldwide flood event with water vessel containing remains of humanity and set of all animals. Qiyamat - the Day of Resurrection (and the reward and punishment of the good and the wicked); a fundamental element of Islamic eschatology that incorporates much from the Jewish and Christian traditions.