Ayat ul-Kursi — Three Classical Scholars
Ayat ul-Kursi (2:255) is the greatest verse in the Quran. This lesson studies it through three classical scholars: Ibn Kathir (hadith-based), Al-Tabari (linguistic and narration-based), and Al-Qurtubi (encyclopedic with legal insights). Ten theological statements about Allah — one verse.
Ayat ul-Kursi is the greatest verse in the Quran — confirmed by the Prophet. It contains ten theological statements about Allah's nature, making it the densest expression of Islamic theology in a single verse. We study it through three classical scholars to achieve the deepest understanding.
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ 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
"God: there is no god but Him, the Ever Living, the Ever Watchful. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. All that is in the heavens and in the earth belongs to Him. Who is there that can intercede with Him except by His leave? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, but they do not comprehend any of His knowledge except what He wills. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth; it does not weary Him to preserve them both. He is the Most High, the Tremendous."
Surah , Ayah
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— Sahih Muslim, Hadith ID 7282
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه)
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