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Bearers of the Throne

angelic sky Islamic single tradition · 3

In Islam, the Bearers of the Throne are among the highest angels near God, included within the category of al-karubiyyin (cherubim) or al-muqarrabin (the Close).

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
600 CE
Attested period
600 – 2020
Historical notes
Islamic tradition identifies them as part of the highest angelic order near God.

Relationships

aspect of
cherubim
co occurs with
Michael, Thrones, Azrael
syncretized with
Seraphim

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. Cherub
  2. Seraph
  3. Azrael

Source passages

“In Islam, al-karubiyyin "cherubim" or al-muqarrabin "the Close" refers to the highest angels near God, in contrast to the messenger angels. They include the Bearers of the Throne, the angels around the throne, and the archangels.”

#2146 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“The Bearers of the Throne (ḥamlat al-arsh) are also comparable to seraphim, described with six wings and four faces according to tradition. No description of their features is given in the Quran, only that their number is eight in 69:17. In Islamic traditions, they are often portrayed in zoomorphic forms.”

#2173 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Caliph Umar also reported a narration that the angel of death was so huge that he dwarfed Bearers of the Throne, group of angels which are known as the biggest among angels.”

#14223 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001