Quran 2:255 · Imam of Masjid an-Nabawi
Ayatul Kursi by Ali Al-Hudhaify MP3 download
علي الحذيفياللَّهُ 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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From the first word to the last, Ayatul Kursi takes 57.8 seconds in this recording. That makes it a slower than average recitation on this site: number 30 of 48 from quickest to slowest, about 0.9 words a second.
For comparison, Mishary Alafasy, the most played recording here, takes 51.9 seconds: this one is 6 seconds longer.
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About Ali Al-Hudhaify
Sheikh Ali Al-Hudhaify has been an imam and khatib of Masjid an-Nabawi in Madinah since the late 1970s.
His recording of the whole Quran was made for the King Fahd Complex in Madinah, the press that prints the Madinah mushaf. His reading is measured and exact.
This is the voice you hear in the daily prayers and Taraweeh of the Haramain.
Also written: Ali Al-Huthaifi, Hudhaifi
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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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Is Ali Al-Hudhaify slower than Mishary Alafasy?
Yes: Ali Al-Hudhaify takes 57.8 seconds for the verse here, Mishary Alafasy 51.9 seconds.
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Why is Ali Al-Hudhaify spelled in different ways?
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