Throne Verse
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The Throne verse (Arabic: آيَةُ ٱلْكُرْسِيِّ, Ayat Al-Kursi[a]) is the 255th verse of the 2nd chapter of the Quran, Al-Baqarah (Q2:255). The verse speaks about how nothing and nobody is regarded to be comparable to Allah.[1][2]
This is one of the best-known verses of the Quran and is widely memorised and displayed in the Muslim world.[3] It is often recited to ward off jinn.[4]
Text and meaning
File:Ayatul Kursi by AbdurRahman Al Sudais.wav The verse consists of ten complete Arabic sentences.[5]
Text
ٱللَّهُ لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَیُّ ٱلۡقَیُّومُۚ لَا تَأۡخُذُهُۥ سِنَةࣱ وَلَا نَوۡمࣱۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَمَا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِی یَشۡفَعُ عِندَهُۥۤ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦۚ یَعۡلَمُ مَا بَیۡنَ أَیۡدِیهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡۖ وَلَا یُحِیطُونَ بِشَیۡءࣲ مِّنۡ عِلۡمِهِۦۤ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاۤءَۚ وَسِعَ كُرۡسِیُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَۖ وَلَا یَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفۡظُهُمَاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِیُّ ٱلۡعَظِیمُ ٢٥٥
Romanizations
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ج
²⁵⁵ ’al-lāhu lā ’ilāha ’il-lā hu(wa)
ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ج
’al-ḥay-yu l-qay-yūm(u)
لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ج
Lā ta’khudhuhū sinatun w-walā nawm(un)
لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قلے
Lahū mā fi s-samāwāti wamā fi l-’arḍ(i)
مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ج
Man dha l-ladhī yashfa‘u ‘indahū ’illā bi’idhnih(ī)
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ صلے
Ya‘lamu mā bayna ’aydīhim wamā khalfahum
وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ج
Walā yuḥītūna bishy’i m-min ‘ilmihī ’il-lā bimā shā’(a)
وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ صلے
Wasi‘a kursiy-yuhu s-samāwāti wal’arḍ(a)
وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ج
Walā ya’ūduhū ḥifẓuhumā
وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ٢٥٥
Wahuwa l-‘aliy-yu l-‘aẓīm(u)
- Warsh from Nafiʽ al-Madani
اَ۬للَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ص
²⁵³ ’al-lāhu lā ’ilāha ’il-lā hū(wa)
اَ۬لۡحَىُّ اَ۬لۡقَيُّومُ ص٢٥٣
’al-ḥay-yu l-qay-yūm(u)
لَا تَاخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوۡمٌ ص
²⁵⁴ Lā tākhudhuhū sinatun w-walā nawm(un)
لَّهُۥ مَا فِى اِ۬لسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلَارۡضِ ص
Lahū mā fi s-samāwāti wamā fi larḍ(i)
مَن ذَا اَ۬لَّذِى يَشۡفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦ ص
Man dha l-ladhī yashfa‘u ‘indahū ’il-lā bi’idhnih(ī)
يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ ص
Ya‘lamu mā bayna ’aydīhim wamā khalfahum
وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىۡءٍ مِّنۡ عِلۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ص
Walā yuḥītūna bishy’i m-min ‘ilmihī ’il-lā bimā shā’(a)
وَسِعَ كُرۡسِيُّهُ اَ۬لسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلَارۡضَ ص
Wasi‘a kursiyuhu s-samāwāti walarḍ(a)
وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفۡظُهُمَا ص
Walā ya’ūduhū ḥifẓuhumā
وَهُوَ اَ۬لۡعَلِىُّ اَ۬لۡعَظِيمُ ص٢٥٤
Wahuwa l-‘aliy-yu l-‘aẓīm(u)
Meaning
255 Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never encompass anything of His Knowledge except of that which He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
255 Allāh – 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 Kursī[b] extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
255 Allah! there is no God but He the living the Self-subsisting Eternal. No slumber can seize him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? He knoweth what (appeareth to his creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they compass aught of his knowledge except as He willeth. His throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. For He is the Most High the Supreme (in glory).
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255 Allah! There is no God 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.
Traditions
Ayat al-Kursi is regarded as the greatest verse of Quran according to hadith.[7][8] The verse is regarded as one of the most powerful in the Quran because when it is recited, the greatness of God is believed to be confirmed. The person who recites this ayah morning and evening will be under protection of God from the evil of the jinn and the shayatin (devils); this is also known as the daily adkhar. It is used in exorcism, to cure and protect from jinn and shayatin.[9] Because the Throne Verse is believed to grant spiritual or physical protection, it is often recited by Muslims before setting out on a journey and before going to sleep.[10][3][7][11] Reciting the verse after every prayer is believed to grant entry to paradise.[12][13]
Gallery
Islamic calligraphy of Throne Verse
See also
Notes
- ^ Al-Kursi is a Chair or footstool of Allah, and it is not to be confused with al-‘Arsh (the Throne), which is infinitely higher and greater than al-Kursī.
- ^ Chair or foolstool. It is not to be confused with al-'Arsh (the Throne), which is infinitely higher and greater than al-Kursī—Saheeh International
References
- ^ Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1983) [First published 1934]. The Holy Qur'ān: Text, Translation and Commentary. Brentwood, Maryland: Amana Corp. pp. 102–103.
- ^ "Surah Heifer - 2:254". quran.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b Seyyed Hossein Nasr, ed. (2018). The Study Quran. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 110.
- ^ Afzal, Sagheer. (2011). The Reluctant Mullah. London: Halban. ISBN 978-1-905559-27-5. OCLC 782868200.
- ^ Tafsīr ibn Kathīr, Heifer, tafsir verse 255 (Ayatul Kursi)
- ^ "Ayat 255 | Surah Al-Baqara". Ulkaa Islam. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b Ephrat, Daphna; Wolper, Ethel Sara; Pinto, Paolo G. (2021). Saintly Spheres and Islamic Landscapes: Emplacements of Spiritual Power across Time and Place (Volume 147 ed.). Brill publishers. p. 290. ISBN 978-90-04-44427-0. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ DAWUD, ABU (January 2008). "Abu Dawood 1460". The third correct tradition of the Prophetic Sunna (Sunan Abu Dawud) 1-5 VOL 2: سنن ابي داود 1/5 [انكليزي/عربي] ج2. Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية. p. 152. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Quran Tafsir Ibn Kathir - the Virtue of Ayat Al-Kursi".
- ^ Sahih al-Bukhari 2311
- ^ Sahihut Targhib: 1/418
- ^ Nasai Kubra 9926, Tabarani 6532, Sahihul Jame 8484
- ^ Wherry, E. M. (1882). A Comprehensive Commentary on the Qurán: Comprising Sale's Translation & Preliminary Discourse, with Additional Notes & Emendations. Together with a Complete Index to the Text, Preliminary Discourse, & Notes, by the Rev. E.M. Wherry... (Volume 1 ed.). Cambridge, New York: R.S. Publishing House. p. 383. Retrieved 9 January 2021.