Which Surah and Juz is Quran 69:17 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Haaqqa (The Reality), the 69th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 69:17?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 69:17?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

Ayah 16

وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ وَاهِيَة...

69:17Al-Haaqqa

Q: What does Quran 69:17 mean?

Quran 69:17 (Surah Al-Haaqqa, Ayah 17) translates to: "And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them]."

Q: What topics does Quran 69:17 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Story of Adam and Iblis, Eschatological Events, Divine Power, Divine Command.

Ayah 18

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِ...

وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ ثَمَٰنِيَةٌۭ

Wal malaku 'alaaa arjaaa'ihaa; wa yahmilu 'Arsha Rabbika fawqahum yawma'izin samaaniyah

And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].

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69:17Ayah 152

11 ayahs in Al-Haaqqa are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment69:16And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.Next on Day of Judgment →69:18That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.

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and the angels will be all over its borders the edges of the heavens and above them — the angels that have been mentioned — on that day eight angels or eight files of them will carry the Throne of your Lord.

Angels take turns among you by night and by day, and the rest of the hadith is the same.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4729Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah reported the Prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying :Sahih

I have been permitted to tell about one of Allah’s angels who bears the throne that the distance between the lobe of his ear and his shoulder is a journey of seven hundred years.

Sahih Muslim #1878Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

There is an angel on every door of the mosque recording him first who (comes) first (to the mosque for Friday prayer). And he likened him to one who offers a camel as a sacrifice and then he went on in the descending order till he reached the point at which the minimum (sacrifice) is that of an egg. And when the Imam sits (on the pulpit) the sheets are folded and they (the angels) attend to the mention of Allah.

Sahih Muslim #1062This hadith has been narrated by A'mash with the came chain of transmitters, and in the narration of Abu Karaib the words are:Sahih

" Placing its (mantle's) ends on his shoulders" ; and the narration transmitted by Abu Bakr and Suwaid (the words are):" the ends crossing with each other".