Quran 2:255 · Egypt
Ayatul Kursi by Mahmoud Ali Al-Banna MP3 download
محمود علي البنااللَّهُ 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 Mahmoud Ali Al-Banna recites Ayatul Kursi
From the first word to the last, Ayatul Kursi takes 53.5 seconds in this recording. That makes it a quicker than average recitation on this site: number 22 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 1.7 seconds longer.
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About Mahmoud Ali Al-Banna
Sheikh Mahmoud Ali Al-Banna (1926 to 1985) was an Egyptian qari with a warm, full voice, and one of the founders of the reciters' syndicate in Egypt.
It belongs to the Egyptian school of recitation, known for strong voices and exact tajweed.
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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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