Christians hold the belief that angels are female. Muslims, in order to extirpate this impression, have given such angelic names as Jabrâil, Mikâil, and Isrâfil to boys. These names can be used for both girls and boys if such an impression is out of the question. There is no religious obstacle to saying such statements as “He or she is a person like an angel” or “He or she is an angel” to pious Muslims, whether they are men or women, children or adults, in the meaning of pure and sinless.
