سُوْرَةُ الْحَآقَّةِ
Surah Al-Haaqqa (69) — Ayah 17
وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلْمَلَكُ
wal-malaku
And the Angels
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
(will be) on
أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ
arjāihā
its edges
وَيَحْمِلُ
wayaḥmilu
and will bear
عَرْشَ
ʿarsha
(the) Throne
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
فَوْقَهُمْ
fawqahum
above them
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ
yawma-idhin
that Day
ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌۭ
thamāniyatun
eight
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
17. 1. That is, the sky will be torn apart, so where will the angels be? It is said that they will be at the edges of the sky. One meaning of this is that the angels, by Allah's command, will descend to the earth even before the sky is split. That is, now specific angels will be carrying the Throne of Allah on their heads; it is also possible that the Throne referred to here is the one that will be placed on the earth for judgments, upon which Allah Almighty will descend in majesty (Ibn Kathir).
