What is meant by the eight in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And the Lord’s Throne will be carried above them on that Day by eight”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He,[Al-Haqqah 69:17] he asks: What is the meaning of this verse? And what is meant by the eight?
Answer:
This is on the Day of Resurrection when the sky is split. And when the sky is split, it will be weak on that day, and the angels will be on its edges—the edges and extremities of the sky. And your Lord will carry the Throne[Al-Haqqah 69:17], and they are the bearers of the Throne; the Throne has bearers from among the angels. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He,
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
وَالْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰ أَرْجَائِهَا وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَانِيَةٌAnswer:
This is on the Day of Resurrection when the sky is split. And when the sky is split, it will be weak on that day, and the angels will be on its edges—the edges and extremities of the sky. And your Lord will carry the Throne
And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَانِيَةٌ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [703- 4717] ما المراد بالثمانية في قوله تعالى:(ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية﴾؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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