Ayat al-Kursi

"Allahu la ilaha illa huwa Al -Haiyul-Qaiyum
La ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm
lahu ma fi as-samawati wa ma fil-'ard
Man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnihi
Ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum
wa la yuhituna bi shai'in min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'a
Wasi'a kursiyuhus-samawati wal ard
wa la ya'uduhu hifdhuhuma wa Hu wal 'Aliyul-Adheem"
Allah! There is no god but He - the Living, The Self-subsisting, Eternal.
No slumber can seize Him Nor Sleep.
His are all things In the heavens and on earth.
Who is there can intercede In His presence except As he permitteth?
He knoweth what (appeareth to His creatures As) Before or After or Behind them.
Nor shall they compass Aught of his knowledge Except as He willeth.
His throne doth extend Over the heavens And on earth, and He feeleth No fatigue in guarding And preserving them, For He is the Most High. The Supreme (in glory). Al-Baqarah 2: 255

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The benefits and virtues of this Ayah are numerous and here are some of them:

• This is the loftiest Ayat of the Qur'aan.

• It is the chief Ayat of the Qur'aan.

• A Guarantee of Paradise Inshallah!

• It was narrated that Abu Umamah said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever recites Ayat Al-Kursi immediately after each prescribed Prayer, there will be nothing standing between him and his entering Paradise except death.” (Reported by An-Nasa’i and Ibn Hibban.)

• In it the Most Great Name of Allah (ismullahi al-’atham) is mentioned.

• It protects one’s self, property and home from the shayatin (devils) and brings one relief from difficulties.

• The believer who recites it following an obligatory salah is under the Care and Protection of Allah until the commencement of the next prayer.

• It is the only place in the Quran where the Kursi (Footstool of Allah) is mentioned.

• The reader of it is protected from the evil effects of the Jinnat from morning until evening and from evening until morning.

• It is from the threshold of the Arsh of Allah (Throne of Allah).

• It is equivalent to a quarter of the Qur'aan.

• Blowing it upon food and drink brings blessings and abundance on the food or drink that it is blown upon.

• It is greater than the skies, earth, Jannat and Jahannam.

• Whosoever reads it upon entering the home; Satan finds it intolerable to stay there and runs squealing like a donkey.

• The reader, his children, home, wealth, property and the homes of his neighbours are safe.

• Whosoever reads it together with the last Ayats of Surah Baqarah, Shaitaan does not enter his home for at least three days this is how powerful the effects are of this Ayah.

• The Jinnaat cannot open any utensils upon which this Ayat is read.

• In it is the Ism Azam. (Blessed name of Allah; through which the invoker's duaa is fulfilled).

• The thief does not come near its reciter.

• When recited with the last Ayat of Surah Baqarah then the plea of the reader will not go unattended.

• When reading it when going to bed then one is protected until the morning. Two angels are deputed to protect him.

• Whosoever recites it after every fard Salaat, will be rewarded with a grateful heart, a remembering tongue, the reward of being martyred in the path of Allaah, and will also be rewarded like the Siddiques.

• Who reads it and "Inna Rabba bi kum Allaah.." and the last two Quls for a women on delivery, then the delivery becomes easy for her inshallah.

• When one reads it and blows on his possessions and goods, then Shaitaan cannot come near the possessions.

• Whosoever reads Ayatul Kursi and the beginning of Surah Muminoon/Ghafir in the morning then he will be protected and be safe from the morning until the evening and vice versa.

SUBHANALLAH WHAT AMAZING BENEFITS AND VIRTUES THERE ARE WITH THIS SHORT AYAH FROM THE QUR’AN!

Lets not miss out on this immense reward and blessings and lets learn it if we don’t know it and increase in reading it if we don’t do so already and remind others also to do the same and we shall receive the reward! Let’s also teach our families, kids, friends and all the Muslims we can about the great virtues and benefits of the greatest Ayah of the Glorious Qur’an!

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