Ayatul Kursi (Holy Qur'an 2:255)

Qur'anic Treasures hidden in Ayatul Kursi 

(Holy Qur'an 2:255)

The Throne Verse (Arabic: آية الكرسي ‎ ʾāyatu-l-kursī), or Ayatul Kursi, is 255th verse (ayah) of the second chapter (sura) Al-Baqara. It is the most famous verse of the Qur'an and is widely memorized and displayed in the Islamic world due to its emphatic description of God's power over the entire universe.

While not all verses in the Quran carry a specific name, this one was given the name 'Ayat Al-Kursi' (Kursi: literally a footstool or chair, and sometimes translated as the Throne.) The Kursi mentioned in this Verse should be distinguished from the 'Arsh (Throne) mentioned in V 7:52, 10:3, 85:15 and elsewhere. The Prophet Muhammad(saw) said:

"The Kursi compared to the 'Arsh is nothing but like a ring thrown out upon open space of the desert." If the Kursi extends over the entire universe, then how much greater is the 'Arsh. It is narrated from Muhammad bin 'Abdullah and from other religious scholars that the Kursi is in front of the 'Arsh (Throne) and it is the at the level of the Feet."

Islamic religious belief holds that anyone who recites the verse enters the protection and security of God. Commonly, it is recited by Muslims 3 times before they go to sleep.

English Translatio	Transliteration
I seek refuge in Allah from the outcast Satan	A'uzu billahi minashaitanir rajim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful	Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
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.	'Allahu laaa 'ilaaha 'illaa Huu. 'wal-Hay yul-Qay yuum. Laa ta'-khuzuhuu sinatun wa laa nawm. Lahuu maa fis samaawaati wa ma fil-'arz. Man-zal lazii yashfa-'u'indahuuu 'illaa bi-'iznih Yaa'-lamu maa bayna 'aydi ihim wa maa khalfahum. Wa laa yuhiituuna bi-shay-'im-min 'ilmihiii 'illaa bimaa shaaa'. Wasi-'a Kursiyyu-hus-Samaawaati wal-'arz; wa laa ya-'uuduhuu hifzu-humaa wa Huwal-'Aliyyul-'Aziim.