Ridwan (Arabic: رضوان),also (Rizwan, Rezwan), according to Islamic Tradition, is the angel in charge of maintaining Jannah or Paradise,^[1] and is said to have spoken to the prophet Muhammad at his birth.^[2] He is similar to the angel Malik in charge of the Jahannam.^[3] Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Paradise, by Jan Bruegel The word paradise is derived from the Avestan word pairidaeza (a walled enclosure), which is a compound of pairi- (around), a cognate of the Greek peri-, and -diz (to create, make), a cognate of the English dough. ... In religion, a prophet (or prophetess) is a person who has directly encountered the numinous or the divine and serves as an intermediary with humanity. ... For other persons named Muhammad, see Muhammad (name). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Melik. ... Jahannam (Arabic: ) is the Islamic equivalent to hell. ...

References

1. ^ Excerpts from "The Angels" by Sachiko Murata on Islam Awareness
2. ^ "Know Your Prophet," at the Islamic Studies and Research Association (ISRA)
3. ^ A Description of Hellfire on The Religion of Islam