Ayatul Kursi
The Verse of the Throne (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:255)
Summary & Significance
Ayatul Kursi (Arabic: آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ, Verse of the Throne) is verse 255 of Surah Al-Baqarah. It is widely acknowledged as the single greatest verse in the Qur'an. Reciting Ayatul Kursi provides divine protection against evil, grants peace of mind, and serves as a core daily supplication.
- 2:255
ٱللَّهُلَآإِلَـٰهَإِلَّاهُوَٱلْحَىُّٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚلَاتَأْخُذُهُۥسِنَةٌۭوَلَانَوْمٌۭ ۚلَّهُۥمَافِىٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِوَمَافِىٱلْأَرْضِ ۗمَنذَاٱلَّذِىيَشْفَعُعِندَهُۥٓإِلَّابِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚيَعْلَمُمَابَيْنَأَيْدِيهِمْوَمَاخَلْفَهُمْ ۖوَلَايُحِيطُونَبِشَىْءٍۢمِّنْعِلْمِهِۦٓإِلَّابِمَاشَآءَ ۚوَسِعَكُرْسِيُّهُٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖوَلَايَـُٔودُهُۥحِفْظُهُمَا ۚوَهُوَٱلْعَلِىُّٱلْعَظِيمُ٢٥٥
Allahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwal Haiyul Qaiyoom; laa taakhuzuhoo sinatunw wa laa nawm; lahoo maa fissamaawaati wa maa fil ard; man zal lazee yashfa'u indahooo illaa bi-iznih; ya'lamu maa baina aydeehim wa mww khalfahum wa laa yuheetoona bishai'im min 'ilmihee illaa bimaa shaaa'; wasi'a Kursiyyuhus samaawaati wal arda wa laa ya'ooduho hifzuhumaa; wa Huwal Aliyyul 'Azeem
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
Ayatul Kursi Transliteration Breakdown
Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwal-ḥayyul-qayyūm. Lā ta'khudhuhū sinatuw-wa lā nawm. Lahū mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍ. Man dhal-ladhī yashfa'u 'indahū illā bi-idhnih. Ya'lamu mā bayna aydīhim wa mā khalfahum, wa lā yuḥīṭūna bi-shay'im-min 'ilmihī illā bimā shā'. Wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samāwāti wal-arḍ, wa lā ya'ūduhū ḥifẓuhumā, wa huwal-'aliyyul-'aẓīm.
Virtues of Ayatul Kursi
1. Protection Before Sleep
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) stated that whoever recites Ayatul Kursi when going to bed, a guardian from Allah will remain with them and no devil will approach them until morning (Sahih al-Bukhari).
2. Key to Paradise After Fardh Prayer
Whoever recites Ayatul Kursi after every obligatory prayer, nothing stands between them and entering Paradise except death (Sunan al-Kubra).