Ayat Al Kursi, Arabic for the Throne Verse, is an extremely important
verse of the Glorious Quran, as stated in several sahih hadith, or authentic
narrations of the Prophet (SAW). It is for this reason that several Muslimsdecorate
their walls with Ayat Al Kursi wall art, for
examples, an Ayat Al Kursi wall frame in
which the verse is written or painted or etched or engraved in a calligraphic font.
We have given here the sahih hadith that state the virtues
and benefits of reciting the Ayat Al Kursi, which is the 255thayatof
Surah Baqarah, the second and the longest surah of the Holy Quran:
1)
Abu Hurayra (RA) narrated that the Prophet (peace
be upon him) said, “Everything has its splendour, and the splendour of the
Quran is Surah AlBaqarah. In it is a verse which is the greatest verse of the
Quran: Ayat AlKursi.” [Tirmidhi]
2)
Abu Hurayra (RA) narrated, “The Prophet (peace
be upon him) put me in charge of guarding the alms (zakat) of Ramzan. Someone
came to me and began to take handfuls of food. I grabbed him and said, ‘By
Allah, I will take you to the Messenger of Allah!’ – and he mentioned the
narration – “He said, ‘When you go to bed, recite the Throne verse (Ayat Al Kursi),
and you will have someone guarding over you from Allah and Satan will not come
near you until morning.’ The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, ‘He told you the
truth even though he is a liar. That was Satan.'” [Bukhari]
3)
Abu Hurayra (RA) said, “The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said, ‘Whoever recites, when he wakes up, the chapter Ha Mim until
[the verse ending] ilaIhi al-masir and the Throne verse (Ayat alKursi) is
protected, through them, until the evening; and whoever recites them at evening
time is protected, through them, until morning.’” [Tirmidhi]
4)
Ayfa’ spoke of a man who asked the Prophet (peace
be upon him) which chapter of the Quran was the greatest and was told that it
was “Say, He is Allah, One.” He asked which ayatof the Quran was greatest and
was told that it was the Throne Verse, “Allah, there is no god but He, the
Living, the Eternal.” He asked Allah’s Prophet which ayathe would like to bring
good to him and his people and was told, “The end of Surah AlBaqarah, for it is
one of the treasures of Allah’s Mercy from under His throne, which He gave to
these people, and there is no good in this world and the next, which it does
not include.” (Tirmidhi)
The importance of the Throne Verse is thus
pretty much obvious from the sahih hadith that have been listed above. It’s
therefore comes no wonder that many, many Muslims not only utter and learn the
verse by heart but also display Ayat Al
Kursi wall art like an Ayat Al Kursi
wall frame in their homes.
