Interpretation of Ayat al-Kursi and its Virtues

“Allah - there is no deity except Him”: Allah is the only true God, without any partners.

“The Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence”: “The Ever-Living” is He who possesses perfect life, and “The Sustainer of all existence” is He who is self-sufficient and needs no one, and who oversees and protects all things.

“Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him”: He is not overcome by drowsiness or sleep, due to the perfection of His life and His self-sufficiency.

“To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth”: He is the Creator and Owner of all things, and all beings are His servants. “Who is there that can intercede with Him except by His permission?” (Quran 2:255): No one dares to intercede except by His permission, due to His greatness and majesty.

“He knows what is before them and what is behind them” (Quran 2:255): His knowledge encompasses what was and what will be, what is apparent and what is hidden.

“And they do not encompass anything of His knowledge except what He wills” (Quran 2:255): No one knows anything of God’s knowledge except what God teaches them.

“His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth” (Quran 2:255): The Throne is the place where the feet of the Lord, the Exalted and Glorified, rest. It is a very magnificent creation, as Ibn Abbas and others have said, and the Throne is even greater. And He is not burdened by their preservation: The preservation of the heavens and the earth does not weigh heavily upon Him, nor is it difficult for Him.

And He is the Most High, the Most Great: He is the Most High in His essence, power, and might, above His creation, and the Most Great, than whom there is none greater.

The virtue of Ayat al-Kursi:

It is the most important verse of the Quran. Whoever recites it before going to bed will be protected by God, and no devil will approach him until morning. It is also recited after every prayer.