Nāzi'āt (Arabic: نازعات, pluckers) and Nāshiṭāt (Arabic: ناشطات, drawers) are two classes of death angels subordinate to Azra'il in Islamic belief, responsible for taking the souls of the deceased. While Nazi'ats are commissioned to take the lives of unbelievers forcefully, the Nāshiṭāts take them gently.
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