Quran 2:255 · Egypt · a longer recording
Ayatul Kursi by Abdul Basit Abdus Samad (studio, 320kbps) MP3 download
عبد الباسط عبد الصمداللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَهُ 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 ٢٥٥
Ayatul Kursi, Quran 2:255
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How Abdul Basit Abdus Samad recites Ayatul Kursi
From the first word to the last, Ayatul Kursi takes 95.5 seconds in this recording. That makes it one of the slowest recitations on this site: number 43 of 48 from quickest to slowest, about 0.5 words a second.
For comparison, Mishary Alafasy, the most played recording here, takes 51.9 seconds: this one is 43.6 seconds longer.
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About Abdul Basit Abdus Samad
Sheikh Abdul Basit Abdus Samad (1927 to 1988) was born in Armant, in Upper Egypt. He became known in the 1950s through Egyptian radio and went on to recite in mosques across the Muslim world.
He recorded the whole Quran in two styles, murattal and mujawwad, and both are still played everywhere. His long breath and ringing voice made him one of the best loved qaris of the twentieth century.
This is a longer studio recording, in 320kbps, the highest quality file on this site.
It belongs to the Egyptian school of recitation, known for strong voices and exact tajweed.
Also written: Abdul Basit Abdul Samad, Abdulbasit, Abdel Basset
- Learning the wordsThe pace is slow enough to repeat after him.
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Ayatul Kursi is one verse in ten short phrases. Read the meaning as you listen.
- اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَAllahu la ilaha illa HuwaAllah: there is no god worthy of worship except Him,
- الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُal-Hayyul-Qayyumthe Ever-Living, who keeps all that exists in being.
- لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌLa ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawmNeither drowsiness nor sleep ever overtakes Him.
- لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِLahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ardEverything in the heavens and on the earth belongs to Him.
- مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِMan dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnihWho could intercede with Him, except with His permission?
- يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْYa'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahumHe knows what is before them and what is behind them,
- وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَWa la yuhituna bi-shay'im min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'and they grasp nothing of His knowledge except what He wills.
- وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَWasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ardHis Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth,
- وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَاWa la ya'uduhu hifzuhumaand guarding them both never tires Him.
- وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُWa Huwal-'Aliyyul-'AzimHe is the Most High, the Most Great.
The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever recites Ayatul Kursi when going to bed has a guardian from Allah through the night (Sahih al-Bukhari 2311). Listen to learn it, then recite it yourself.
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How long is Ayatul Kursi by Abdul Basit Abdus Samad?
The file is 1:36 long, and the recitation itself, from the first word to the last, takes 95.5 seconds. It is number 43 of 48 recitations on this site from quickest to slowest.
Is Abdul Basit Abdus Samad slower than Mishary Alafasy?
Yes: Abdul Basit Abdus Samad takes 95.5 seconds for the verse here, Mishary Alafasy 51.9 seconds.
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Why is Abdul Basit Abdus Samad spelled in different ways?
The name comes from Arabic (عبد الباسط عبد الصمد), and there is more than one way to write it in English letters. You will also see Abdul Basit Abdul Samad, Abdulbasit, Abdel Basset. They are all the same reciter.
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