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Ayatul Kursi — The Greatest Verse in the Quran

Ayatul Kursi — The Greatest Verse in the Quran

The Prophet ﷺ asked Ubayy ibn Ka'b which verse of the Quran is greatest, and confirmed his answer: Ayatul Kursi (Muslim 810). It describes Allah's life, knowledge, sovereignty, and care of the heavens and earth in a single verse.
Whoever recites it after every obligatory prayer, nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except death (An-Nasa'i, authenticated). Recited before sleep, a guardian from Allah protects the reciter until morning (Bukhari 2311).
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
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 bishay'im-min 'ilmihi illa bima sha', wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard, wa la ya'uduhu hifdhuhuma, wa huwal-'aliyyul-'adhim
Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Virtue and Source

Al-Baqarah 2:255 — the greatest verse in the Quran (Bukhari 4008)

When to Recite It

Recite Ayatul Kursi after every obligatory prayer, in the morning and evening adhkar, and before sleeping. It is the strongest verse of protection in the Quran.
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