The Holy Quran 74:30 — Surah Al-Muddaththir

Arabic text

عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ

Translation

Nineteen angels are appointed (as keepers to watch) over it.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The nineteen (19) keepers of Hell: that is, the army of angels that will be in charge of Hell will have nineteen angels as its officers. The chief and most responsible of them is named “Malik”. (Note:) Shah Abd al-Aziz ﵀ has explained the wisdom behind the number nineteen in great detail, and it is worth reading.

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