Ayat al-Kursi

The Verse of the Throne, Quran 2:255. Verse 255 of Surah Al-Baqarah. It describes Allah: the Ever-Living, who never sleeps, who owns all things, whose knowledge encompasses everything, and whose Throne (Kursi) extends over the heavens and the earth.

From Surah Al-Baqarah (2), a Madinan surah · Verse 255

Virtues and sources

  • The Prophet ﷺ confirmed it is the greatest verse in the Book of Allah (Sahih Muslim 810).
  • Whoever recites it when going to bed has a guardian from Allah all night, and no devil comes near them until morning (Sahih al-Bukhari 5010).

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Read Ayat al-Kursi

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿٢٥٥﴾

Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwal-Ḥayyul-Qayyūm, lā taʾkhudhuhū sinatun wa lā nawm, lahū mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍ, man dhal-ladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahū illā bi-idhnih, yaʿlamu mā bayna aydīhim wa mā khalfahum, wa lā yuḥīṭūna bi-shayʾin min ʿilmihī illā bimā shāʾ, wasiʿa kursiyyuhus-samāwāti wal-arḍ, wa lā yaʾūduhū ḥifẓuhumā, wa huwal-ʿAliyyul-ʿAẓīm

2:255 Allah! There is no deity save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous.

Arabic: Uthmani script from quran.com. English: Marmaduke Pickthall’s translation (1930). Transliteration by AskUmmah, as a guide only: learn the pronunciation from a teacher or a recitation. Listen and read other translations on quran.com.

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What is Ayat al-Kursi about?

Verse 255 of Surah Al-Baqarah. It describes Allah: the Ever-Living, who never sleeps, who owns all things, whose knowledge encompasses everything, and whose Throne (Kursi) extends over the heavens and the earth.

What are the virtues of Ayat al-Kursi?

The Prophet ﷺ confirmed it is the greatest verse in the Book of Allah (Sahih Muslim 810). Whoever recites it when going to bed has a guardian from Allah all night, and no devil comes near them until morning (Sahih al-Bukhari 5010).

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