سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 255
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿255﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh! Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyum (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists). Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursî extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. [This Verse 2:255 is called Ayat-ul-Kursî ]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
لَآ
lā
(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَ
ilāha
God
إِلَّا
illā
except
هُوَ
huwa
Him
ٱلْحَىُّ
l-ḥayu
the Ever-Living
ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ
l-qayūmu
the Sustainer of all that exists
لَا
lā
Not
تَأْخُذُهُۥ
takhudhuhu
overtakes Him
سِنَةٌۭ
sinatun
slumber
وَلَا
walā
[and] not
نَوْمٌۭ ۚ
nawmun
sleep
لَّهُۥ
lahu
To Him (belongs)
مَا
mā
what(ever)
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَمَا
wamā
and what(ever)
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ
l-arḍi
the earth
مَن
man
Who
ذَا
dhā
(is) the one
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
who
يَشْفَعُ
yashfaʿu
can intercede
عِندَهُۥٓ
ʿindahu
with Him
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ
bi-idh'nihi
by His permission
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
He knows
مَا
mā
what
بَيْنَ
bayna
(is)
أَيْدِيهِمْ
aydīhim
before them
وَمَا
wamā
and what
خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ
khalfahum
(is) behind them
وَلَا
walā
And not
يُحِيطُونَ
yuḥīṭūna
they encompass
بِشَىْءٍۢ
bishayin
anything
مِّنْ
min
of
عِلْمِهِۦٓ
ʿil'mihi
His Knowledge
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِمَا
bimā
[of] what
شَآءَ ۚ
shāa
He willed
وَسِعَ
wasiʿa
Extends
كُرْسِيُّهُ
kur'siyyuhu
His Seat
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(to) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ
wal-arḍa
and the earth
وَلَا
walā
And not
يَـُٔودُهُۥ
yaūduhu
tires Him
حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ
ḥif'ẓuhumā
(the) guarding of both of them
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلْعَلِىُّ
l-ʿaliyu
(is) the Most High
ٱلْعَظِيمُ
l-ʿaẓīmu
the Most Great
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
255. 1 This is Ayat al-Kursi, whose great virtue is established from Sahih ahadith. For example, this verse is the greatest verse of the Quran. By reciting it at night, one is protected from Shaytan; there is great virtue in reciting it after every obligatory prayer (Ibn Kathir). This is a most comprehensive verse based on the majestic attributes of Allah, His exalted status, and His power and greatness.
255. 2 Some have interpreted "Kursi" as the place of the feet (the place to put one's feet), some as knowledge, some as power and greatness, some as sovereignty, and some as the Throne. However, regarding the attributes of Allah, the position of the Muhaddithin and the Salaf is that the attributes of Allah should be believed in exactly as they are described in the Quran and Hadith, without interpretation or describing their modality. Therefore, one should simply believe that this is indeed a Kursi, which is separate from the Throne; what its modality is, how He is seated upon it, we cannot describe, because we are unaware of its reality.
255. 2 Some have interpreted "Kursi" as the place of the feet (the place to put one's feet), some as knowledge, some as power and greatness, some as sovereignty, and some as the Throne. However, regarding the attributes of Allah, the position of the Muhaddithin and the Salaf is that the attributes of Allah should be believed in exactly as they are described in the Quran and Hadith, without interpretation or describing their modality. Therefore, one should simply believe that this is indeed a Kursi, which is separate from the Throne; what its modality is, how He is seated upon it, we cannot describe, because we are unaware of its reality.
