The Bearers of the Throne, Carriers of the Throne
The unseenCarriers of the Throne
The Bearers of the Throneحملة العرش
Mighty angels who carry Allah's Throne and pray for the forgiveness of the believers.
The Quran says those who carry the Throne and those around it glorify Allah and ask Him to forgive the believers, to save them from the Fire and to bring their families into Paradise. On the Day of Judgement, eight of them will bear the Throne. The Prophet ﷺ described the vast size of one of them.
What does the Quran say?
Those [angels] who carry the Throne and those around it exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who have believed, [saying], "Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire.
Quran 40:7
What does the hadith say?
The lesson
The angels nearest the Throne are praying for ordinary believers.
Who else is linked?
Source: the Quran
Everyone and everything in the timeline
People named in the Quran and the hadith, the Prophet's ﷺ family and Companions, scholars, rulers, the nations of the Quran, the world's empires and the places where it all happened. Where scholars differ, each entry says so.
The unseen
- The Angels
- Jibril
- Mikail
- Israfil
- The Angel of Death
- Munkar and Nakir
- Kiraman Katibin
- The Guardian Angels
- The Bearers of the Throne
- Malik, keeper of the Fire
- The Keepers of the Fire
- Ridwan
- Harut and Marut
- The Guests of Ibrahim
- The Angels Who Spoke to Maryam
- The Two Disputants of Dawud
- The Angels of Badr
- The Angels Who Pray for Believers
- The Angels of the Night of Decree
- The Jinn
- The Jinn Who Listened
- The Eavesdropping Devils
- The Qarin
- The Jinn of Sulayman
- The Ifrit of Sulayman
- The Hur al-Ayn
- The Youths of Paradise
- The Beast of the Earth