Az-Zabaniyah __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text AZ-ZABANIYAH. الزبانية Lit. "Guards." The angels in charge of hell, of whom Malik is said to be the chief. Surah xcvi, 17, 18: "So let him call his council: we will call the guards of hell (az-Zahaniyah)." Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/books/encyclopedias/dictionary-of-islam-hughes ">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail