Ayat_al-Kursi

Throne Verse

Throne Verse

Verse in the Quran

The Throne Verse (Arabic: آيَة ٱلْكُرْسِيّ, romanized: Ayāh al-Kursī[lower-alpha 1]) is the 255th verse of the second chapter of the Quran, al-Baqara 2:255. In this verse, God introduces Himself to mankind and says nothing and nobody is comparable to God.[2][3]

Throne Verse
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Throne Verse
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Q2:255 in Usmani script.

This is one of the well-known verses of the Quran and is widely memorised and displayed in the Islamic faith.[4] It is said (ḥadīṯ) that reciting this verse wards off devils (shayāṭīn)[5] and fiends (ʿafārīt).[6]

Al-Suyuti narrates that a man from humanity and a man from the jinn met. Whereupon, as means of reward for defeating the jinn in a wrestling match, the jinn teaches a Quranic verses that if recited, no devil (shayṭān) will enter the man's house with him, which is the "Throne Verse".[6]

Due to the association with protection, it is believed to shield against all forms of misfortune, including bad luck and the evil eye.[7]

Text and translations

Arabic

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'ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُيمِ ۝٢٥٥‎ ‎

English

255 God: there is no god but Him, the Ever Living, the Ever Watchful. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. All that is in the heavens and in the earth belongs to Him. Who is there that can intercede with Him except by His leave? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, but they do not comprehend any of His knowledge except what He wills. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth; it does not weary Him to preserve them both. He is the Most High, the Tremendous.[8]

Interpretation and tradition

Ayat al-Kursi is regarded as the greatest verse of Quran according to the hadith.[9][10] 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 the shayatin (devils); this is also known as the daily adkhar.[11]

It is used in exorcism, to cure and protect from jinn and shayatin (devils).[12] 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.[13][4][9][14] Reciting the verse after every prayer is believed to grant quick entry to paradise without any delay.[15][16]

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.[17]

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

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. [1]
    Tafsir Tabari 2:225. Internet-link: https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&tTafsirNo=1&tSoraNo=2&tAyahNo=255&tDisplay=yes&Page=5&Size=1&LanguageId=1
  2. [2]
    Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1983) [First published 1934]. The Holy Qur'ān: Text, Translation and Commentary. Brentwood, Maryland: Amana Corp. pp. 102–103.
  3. [3]
    Surah Al-Baqara 2:255
  4. [4]
    Seyyed Hossein Nasr, ed. (2018). The Study Quran. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 110.
  5. [5]
    Rassool, G. Hussein. Evil eye, jinn possession, and mental health issues: An Islamic perspective. Routledge, 2018.
  6. [6]
    Suyuti, al-Durral-manthur Online: https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=2&tTafsirNo=26&tSoraNo=2&tAyahNo=255&tDisplay=yes&Page=2&Size=1&LanguageId=1
  7. [7]
    El-Tom, Abdullahi Osman. "Drinking the Koran: the meaning of Koranic verses in Berti erasure." Africa 55.4 (1985): 414-431.
  8. [8]
    Abdel Haleem, M. A. S. (2005). Oxford World's Classics: The Qur'an. Oxford University Press. p. 29. ISBN 0192831933.
  9. [9]
    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.
  10. [10]
    Sunan Abu Dawood 1460
  11. [11]
    "Hisn al-Muslim 75 - Fortress of the Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim) - حصن المسلم - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  12. [12]
    Tafsir Ibn Kathir 2:255
  13. [13]
    Sahih al-Bukhari 2311
  14. [14]
    Sahihut Targhib: 1/418
  15. [15]
    Nasai Kubra 9926, Tabarani 6532, Sahihul Jame 8484
  16. [16]
    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.
  17. [17]
    al-Jawzi Zad al-Masir fi Ilm al-Tafsir
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