Ayatul Kursi, also known as “The Throne Verse,” is the 255th verse of Surah Al-Baqarah (the second chapter) in the Quran. It is a powerful verse that emphasizes the Oneness and attributes of Allah. The verse describes Allah as the Ever-Living, Self-Sustaining, and asserts that nothing in the heavens or earth can be compared to Him. 

Here’s the English translation of Ayatul Kursi: 

“Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who could possibly intercede with Him without His permission? He ˹fully˺ knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them, but no one can grasp any of His knowledge—except what He wills ˹to reveal˺. His Seat encompasses the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of both does not tire Him. For He is the Most High, the Greatest,” – surah Baqarah Verse 2:255

ٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ٢٥٧

Let there be no compulsion in religion, for the truth stands out clearly from falsehood.¹ So whoever renounces false gods and believes in Allah has certainly grasped the firmest, unfailing hand-hold. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. – Verse 2:256

Allah is the Guardian of the believers—He brings them out of darkness and into light. As for the disbelievers, their guardians are false gods who lead them out of light and into darkness. It is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever. Verse 2:257

To prove this point, we have a narration wherein Allāh’s Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “When Allāh completed the creation, He wrote in His Book that is with Him above the Throne (فوق العرش): ‘My mercy has prevailed over My anger’.” (Muslim no. 2751, Bukhārī no. 7404)

So the Sunni believes with certainty that Allāh (the Most High) is over His Throne. Furthermore, the Throne is above water, which is above the Footstool, which is above the seven heavens, which are above this earth. Ibn Mas’ūd (Allah be pleased with him) narrated from Allāh’s Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam):

“The distance between the sky of this world and the next heaven is five hundred years, and between every heaven and the next is five hundred years. And between the seventh heaven and the Footstool (Kursī) is a distance of five hundred years, and between the Kursī and water, there is a distance of five hundred years. And the Throne (‘Arsh) is above the water, and Allāh is above the Throne— nothing is hidden to Him of your deeds.” This hadīth is reported by Ibn Mahdī (d. 198H) from Hammād Ibn Salamah (d. 167H) from ‘Āsim (d. 127H) from Zirr (d. 127H) from ‘Abdullāh, and narration is ascribed to the Prophet (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam).

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