Quranic Duas

Opening of Ayat al-Kursi (Before Sleep)

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اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ

Transliteration

Allahu la ilaha illa huwal hayyul qayyumu la ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm

Allah - there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. (Excerpt from Ayat al-Kursi)

Source: Surah al-Baqarah, 2:255 (excerpt).

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