He is generally described as an archangel under the orders of God, defender of a concept of Death less dreary than usual in his best-known personifications. Depending on the point of view of the different religions in which ع̡͐̾̆̎ͦ̒͛ͩ͞͏̶̲͇̝̣͓̰̬͈̺͎̭͖̫̪̜̦͕͈̦ز̸̵̡͕̱̹̬͙͖̒̇̍ͤ́͌̿̿̃̉ͥ͛͋ͭ̉رͫ̈͂ͤ̔͒ͤ҉̢̯͓͉͔͎̰̝͔̠̹̦̕ا̷̵̨͓̱̰̠̫͚̹̫̣̠̤͔̪̫̖̙̌̓̎̅͗̈̀̈̈́͛̈́͢͞ئ̸̎ͧ̄ͧͨ̚҉͓͎̩̺̥ي̴̡̘̙̜̹̘̝̫̫̗̙̣̘̦͕̆̈́̆́ͅل̷̷̵̛͈̞̱̫̼̲̭̝̮̜̟̏̂̅̈́ͫ̚̚ appears, he resides in different places, but the most common is the third heaven. Other versions would defend that he renounced to heaven with a choir of angels in charge to rescue the souls sent to hell, being therefore located his residence in the last circle of the same, where he could also ensure that the demons were kept in their place.
