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Q2:255 in Usmani script.

TheThrone Verse(Arabic:آيَة ٱلْكُرْسِيّ,romanized:Ayāh al-Kursī[a]) is the 255thverseof the secondchapterof theQuran,al-Baqara2:255. In this verse,Godintroduces Himself to mankind and says nothing and nobody is comparable to God.[2][3] The greatest[4][5]and one of the most well-known verses of the Quran, it is widely memorised and displayed in theIslamic faith.[6]It is said(ḥadīṯ) that reciting this verse wards offdevils(šayāṭīn)[7]andfiends(ʿafārīt).[8]

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Al-Suyutinarrates that a man from humanity and a man from thejinnmet. Whereupon, as means of reward for defeating the jinn in a wrestling match, the jinn teaches a Quranic verses that if recited, no devil (šayṭān) will enter the man's house with him, which is the "Throne Verse".[8]

Due to the association with protection, it is believed to shield against theevil eye.[9]

Text and translations

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Arabic

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ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ'ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰت وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ۝٢٥٥‎‎

English

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255God:there is no god but Him, the Ever Living, the Self Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. All that is in theheavensand in the earth belongs to Him. Who is there that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, but they do not comprehend any of His knowledge except what He wills. Histhroneextends over the heavens and the earth; it does not weary Him to preserve them both. He is the Most High, the Tremendous.[10]

Interpretation and tradition

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Ayat al-Kursi is regarded as the greatest verse of Quran according to the hadith.[11][12]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 ayat morning and evening will be under protection of God from the evil of the jinn and theshayatin(devils); this is also known as the dailyadkhar.[13]

It is used inexorcism,to cure and protect from jinn and shayatin (devils).[14]Because the Throne Verse is believed to grant spiritual and physical protection, it is often recited by Muslims before setting out on a journey and before going to sleep.[15][6][11][16]Reciting the verse after every prayer is believed to grant quick entry toparadisewithout any delay.[17][18]

It is the "seat" of God's power, but without God sitting on it with bones, since bones and body belong to the created things.[19]

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  • Most of the Throne verse on the back of a standing stone from 17th-century India
    Most of the Throne verse on the back of a standing stone from 17th-century India
  • Islamic calligraphy of Throne Verse
    Islamic calligraphy of Throne Verse

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Al-Kursi refers to a chair or footstool of thethrone of Godor the throne itself.[1]

References

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  1. ^Tafsir Tabari 2:225. Internet-link:https:// altafsir /Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&tTafsirNo=1&tSoraNo=2&tAyahNo=255&tDisplay=yes&Page=5&Size=1&LanguageId=1
  2. ^Abdullah Yusuf Ali(1983) [First published 1934].The Holy Qur'ān: Text, Translation and Commentary.Brentwood, Maryland: Amana Corp. pp. 102–103.
  3. ^Surah Al-Baqara2:255
  4. ^Sahih Muslim810, V6, The Book of Prayer - Travellers
  5. ^Sunan Abu Dawood.Book 8, Hadith 1455.
  6. ^abSeyyed Hossein Nasr,ed. (2018).The Study Quran.HarperCollins Publishers. p. 110.
  7. ^Rassool, G. Hussein. Evil eye, jinn possession, and mental health issues: An Islamic perspective. Routledge, 2018.
  8. ^abSuyuti,al-Durral-manthurOnline:https:// altafsir /Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=2&tTafsirNo=26&tSoraNo=2&tAyahNo=255&tDisplay=yes&Page=2&Size=1&LanguageId=1
  9. ^El-Tom, Abdullahi Osman. "Drinking the Koran: the meaning of Koranic verses in Berti erasure." Africa 55.4 (1985): 414-431.
  10. ^Abdel Haleem, M. A. S. (2005).Oxford World's Classics: The Qur'an.Oxford University Press.p. 29.ISBN0192831933.
  11. ^abEphrat, 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.ISBN978-90-04-44427-0.Retrieved9 January2021.
  12. ^Sunan Abu Dawood1460
  13. ^"Hisn al-Muslim 75 - Fortress of the Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim) - حصن المسلم - Sunnah - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)".sunnah.Retrieved12 February2024.
  14. ^Tafsir Ibn Kathir2:255
  15. ^Sahih al-Bukhari2311
  16. ^Sahihut Targhib: 1/418
  17. ^Nasai Kubra 9926, Tabarani 6532, Sahihul Jame 8484
  18. ^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.Retrieved9 January2021.
  19. ^al-Jawzi Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir
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