The Throne Verse (Arabic: آيَة ٱلْكُرْسِيّ, romanized: Ayāh al-Kursī^[a]) is the 255th verse of the second chapter of the Quran, al-Baqara 2:255. In this verse, God introduces Himself to mankind and says nothing and nobody is comparable to God.^[2][3] The greatest^[4][5] and one of the most well-known verses of the Quran, it is widely memorised and displayed in the Islamic faith.^[6] It is said (ḥadīṯ) that reciting this verse wards off devils (šayāṭīn)^[7] and fiends (ʿafārīt).^[8]