The Ayatul Kursi, the 255th ayah of Surat al Baqarah is not just the greatest ayah, but comes from the greatest and longest surah in the Quran. اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ Allahu laa ilaaha illaa huwal haiyul qai-yoom; laa taakhudhuhoo sinatunw wa laa nawm; lahoo maa fissamaawaati wa maa fil ard; man dhalladhee yashfa’u ‘indahooo illaa be idhnih; ya’lamu maa baina aideehim wa maa khalfahum; wa laa yuheetoona bishay ‘immin ‘ilmihee illa be maa shaaaa; wasi’a kursiyyuhus samaa waati wal arda wa la ya’ooduho hifdhuhumaa; wa huwal aliyyul ‘azeem Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the All-Sustaining. Neither dozing overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. Who can intercede with Him without His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them; while they encompass nothing of His knowledge, except what He wills. His Kursi extends to the Heavens and to the Earth, and it does not weary Him to look after them. He is the All-High, the Supreme. Ayatul Kursi is a treasure If you imagine your day, when you wake up or when you are going to sleep, reciting the Ayatul Kursi should be part of our routine. It is from the sunnah to recite the Ayatul Kursi. Is the Ayatul Kursi a du’a? Yes, it does fall in that category. In fact, the Ayatul Kursi is a treasure. A treasure which many people have … Continue reading The significance of the Ayatul Kursi – a powerful du’a