Ayatul Kursi آية الكرسي
Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 255 — the greatest verse in the Book of Allah.
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُۚ لَا تَأۡخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٞ وَلَا نَوۡمٞۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَشۡفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦۚ يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيۡءٖ مِّنۡ عِلۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَۚ وَسِعَ كُرۡسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفۡظُهُمَاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيُّ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ ﴿٢٥٥﴾
Transliteration
Allahu la ilaha illa huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum. La ta’khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm. Lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard. Man dhal-ladhi yashfa‘u ‘indahu illa bi idhnih. Ya‘lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum, wa la yuhituna bi shay’im min ‘ilmihi illa bima sha’. Wasi‘a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard, wa la ya’uduhu hifdhuhuma, wa huwal-‘Aliyyul-‘Adhim.
Meaning
Allah — there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who could intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and guarding them does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Most Great.
Virtues of Ayatul Kursi
- It is the greatest verse in the Book of Allah. (Muslim 810)
- Whoever recites it when going to bed will have a guardian from Allah, and no devil will come near him until morning. (al-Bukhari 2311)
- Whoever recites it after every obligatory prayer, nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except death. (an-Nasa’i in as-Sunan al-Kubra; graded sahih by al-Albani)
See also: morning and evening adhkar · adhkar after salah · Surah Al-Baqarah
Frequently asked questions
Which verse is Ayatul Kursi?
Ayatul Kursi is verse 255 of Surah Al-Baqarah, the second chapter of the Quran.
When should I recite Ayatul Kursi?
The Sunnah is to recite it after every obligatory prayer, in the morning and evening adhkar, and before sleeping.
