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Description: | آیت آلکرسی
This amulet consists of a block of pale stone (perhaps sard or carnelian?) engraved with the ‘Ayat Al Kursi’ (آیت آلکرسی ) from the Quran (Surah 2:255).
When engraved on jewellery the Ayat Al Kursi provides protection for the jewellery's wearer. Some Muslims say the Ayat Al Kursi when they leave home so that they may be protected for the day ahead. In many Muslim homes a copy of the Ayat Al Kursi is hung on the wall to provide protection for the household. Muslim children are taught the Ayat Al Kursi from a young age.
Sir Al Hajj Muhammad Zafarullah Khan's (1971) interpretation of the Ayat Al Kursi in English reads as follows:
“Allah is He save Whom none is worthy
of worship, the Ever-Living, the Self-
Subsisting and All-Sustaining. Slumber
seizes Him not, nor sleep. To Him belongs
whatsoever is in the heavens and what-
soever is in the earth. Who is he that dare
intercede with Him, except by His per-
mission? He knows all that is before them
and all that is behind them, and they
cannot compass aught of His knowledge,
except that which He pleases. His knowl-
edge extends over the heavens and the
earth, and the care of them wearies him
not. He is the Most High, the Most Great."
Lucky charm, an oval of of translucent yellow/cream stone, perhaps sard or carnelian, oval in shape and inscribed on one side with the ‘Ayat Al Kursi’ (آیت آلکرسی ) from the Quran (Surah 2:255). When engraved on jewellery the Ayat Al Kursi provides protection for the wearer.
caption: Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn3636
caption: Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn3636 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | lucky charms stone amulets Health and Healing | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-110590 | Go to resource |
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