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Ayatul Kursi آية الكرسي

Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 255 — the greatest verse in the Book of Allah.

Listen Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais · verse 255

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

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.