every soul earns. He has perfect watch over everything. Nothing escapes His knowledge, and no secret matter is hidden from Him.

4) To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth indicates that all creatures come under Allah's Sovereignty.

5) On the Day of Judgment, each person will be accountable for his deeds in this world and Allah is the Lord of that day.

6) Fate and destiny are in Allah's control and He knows what happens to His creatures in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. Allah has perfect knowledge of all creation and its past, present and future.

7) All knowledge is from Allah and we can never learn anything except that which He wills.

8) His power extends over the heavens and the earth and encompasses everything.

9) He feels no weariness in guarding and preserving the heavens and the earth indicates that Allah cannot be compared to anything mortal. He is free of all weaknesses that overcome mankind.

10) And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

When a believer truly believes in these attributes of Allah, it frees him from anxiety and fear of the unknown. It also makes him strive to be pious and righteous as he knows that he'll be answerable for his deeds on the Day of Judgment where nothing except his piety and faith can come to his rescue. It makes him refute the claims of polytheists who believe in many deities and affirm other gods beside Allah.

~Virtues of reciting Ayat-ul Kursi~

"Everything has its pinnacle and the pinnacle of the Qur'an is Surah al-Baqarah. In it there is an ayah which is the greatest in the Qur'an. [at-Tirmidhi]

1) The believer who recites it following an obligatory prayer is under the care and protection of Allah until the commencement of the next prayer.

2) Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said of Ayat ul Kursi: "The one who recites it after each of the obligatory prayers, then death will be the only thing [i.e. barrier] preventing him from entering al-Jannah."

3) Abu Hurairah (radiAllahu anhu) narrated: "In Surah al-Baqaraah there is a verse which is the best of all the verses of the Qur'an. It is never recited in a house but the Shaytan (Satan) leaves: (That verse is) Ayat al-Kursi."

It is customary for the Muslims to recite the ayat-ul-Kursi before going to sleep to seek Allah's protection against all evils.

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