Riḍwan

Riḍwān (or Rızvan , Arabic: رضوان), is an angel in Islam, who guards the gates of heaven.

The word Ridwan meaning pleasure of Allah, is mentioned in the Quran in Surah maidah verse 16.

Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W. P. Heinrichs.

Consulted online on 16 October 2019[1][2] He namely appears in later reports and Mi'raj narration.

[3] Ridwan also plays an important role as the guardian of heaven in the Qisas Al-Anbiya, here he must prevent Iblis from entering the keep of Adam, but was tricked by a serpent, who concealed Iblis in his mouth, carrying him past the guardian.

Persian miniature painted by Al-Hakim Nishapuri depicting the expulsion of Adam and Eve, observed by the angel Riḍwan over the doors of the Garden, the Serpent, the Peacock, and Iblis .