Verse: "Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer..." (2:255)
Virtue: The Prophet ﷺ said: "The greatest verse in the Quran is Ayat Al-Kursi." (Muslim) And: "Whoever recites it after every prescribed prayer, nothing stands between him and Paradise except death." (Nasai — Sahih)
Ten divine names and attributes in one verse:
- "Allah" — the comprehensive name of the Divine Essence
- "No deity but Him" — tawhid Al-uluhiyyah
- "Al-Hayy" — perfect eternal life
- "Al-Qayyum" — self-subsisting, sustainer of all
- "Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him" — perfection of life (no heedlessness)
- "To Him belongs what is in heavens and earth" — perfect ownership
- "Who intercedes except by His permission" — perfect might
- "He knows what is before them and behind them" — perfect knowledge
- "They encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills" — Allah's exclusive perfect knowledge
- "His Kursi encompasses the heavens and earth" — perfect magnificence
Question: How many divine names or attributes appear in Ayat Al-Kursi?
Answer: Ten — Allah, no deity but Him, Al-Hayy, Al-Qayyum, no slumber/sleep, complete ownership, intercession by His permission, perfect knowledge, His exclusive knowledge, and the vast Kursi.