Ayat al-Kursi: Meaning, Translation and Virtues

📅 2026-10-20 · ⏱️ 3 min read · 📂 Islamic Studies & Duas

Ayat al-Kursi ("The Verse of the Throne") is Al-Baqarah 2:255. The Prophet ﷺ described it as the greatest ayah in the Book of Allah (Muslim).

Meaning, Phrase by Phrase

1. Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence.
2. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep.
3. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth.
4. Who could intercede with Him except by His permission?
5. He knows what is before them and what is behind them,
6. and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills.
7. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth,
8. and preserving them does not tire Him. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Authentic Virtues

• Greatest ayah in the Quran (Muslim).
• Protection at night: whoever recites it before sleep has a guardian from Allah until morning (Bukhari).
• After obligatory prayers: a narration in An-Nasa'i, graded authentic by many scholars, mentions reciting it after every obligatory prayer.

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Make it part of the bedtime routine. Break it into the eight phrases above, one per day.

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Written by our team of Quran teachers in Lahore, following our editorial policy. Last updated 2026-10-20.