The Throne Verse (Arabic: آيَة ٱلْكُرْسِيّ, romanized: Ayāh al-Kursī[a]) is the 255th verse of the second chapter of the Quran, al-Baqara 2:255. In this verse, God introduces Himself to mankind and says nothing and nobody is comparable to God.[2][3] The greatest[4][5] and one of the most well-known verses of the Quran, it is widely memorised and displayed in the Islamic faith.[6] It is said (ḥadīṯ) that reciting this verse wards off devils (šayāṭīn)[7] and fiends (ʿafārīt).[8]
Al-Suyuti narrates that a man from humanity and a man from the jinn met. Whereupon, as means of reward for defeating the jinn in a wrestling match, the jinn teaches a Quranic verses that if recited, no devil (šayṭān) will enter the man's house with him, which is the "Throne Verse".[8]
Due to the association with protection, it is believed to shield against the evil eye.[9]
- ^ Tafsir Tabari 2:225. Internet-link: https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=1&tTafsirNo=1&tSoraNo=2&tAyahNo=255&tDisplay=yes&Page=5&Size=1&LanguageId=1 Archived 9 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1983) [First published 1934]. The Holy Qur'ān: Text, Translation and Commentary. Brentwood, Maryland: Amana Corp. pp. 102–103.
- ^ Surah Al-Baqara 2:255
- ^ Sahih Muslim 810, V6, The Book of Prayer - Travellers
- ^ Sunan Abu Dawood. Book 8, Hadith 1455.
- ^ Seyyed Hossein Nasr, ed. (2018). The Study Quran. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 110.
- ^ Rassool, G. Hussein. Evil eye, jinn possession, and mental health issues: An Islamic perspective. Routledge, 2018.
- ^ a b Suyuti, al-Durral-manthur Online: https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=2&tTafsirNo=26&tSoraNo=2&tAyahNo=255&tDisplay=yes&Page=2&Size=1&LanguageId=1 Archived 9 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ El-Tom, Abdullahi Osman. "Drinking the Koran: the meaning of Koranic verses in Berti erasure." Africa 55.4 (1985): 414-431.
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