It was reported in a saheeh hadeeth from the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that it is the greatest aayah in the Book of AllaahвЂ¦ It was narrated from Ubayy, i.e., Ubayy ibn KaвЂ™b that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked him which aayah in the Book of Allaah was the greatest. This is Aayat al-Kursiy, which has a high status. Imaam Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his Tafseer of Aayat al-Kursiy from Soorat al-Baqarah: Visit: Mount Hira Blog to help you learn this beautiful Ayaat, line by line.ДЄyatul Kursi is verse 255 of the second Surah (Chapter) of the Noble QurвЂ™aan вЂ“ Surah Al Baqarah (The Chapter of the Cow). MashaвЂ™allah, we all must of heard of Ayatul Kursi! SubhaanвЂ™Allah, but how many of us know the benefits of this 1 Ayaat (Verse)? The meaning of it? How many of us actually know it off by heart and recite it in our daily life? (This Verse 2:255 is called Ayat-ul-Kursee.) His Kursee extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them.

And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills.

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. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists.

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