I swear by Allah who possesses my soul in His hand that this Ayat shall have a tongue and lips and it shall narrate the sanctity of the Real Ruler and shall be sticking with the pillar of the 'Arsh ((the Throne), (Musnad Ahmad 5/141-14).
Tapping his bosom the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: O Abul Mundhir, may Allah bless you for your knowledge. Queried by the Prophet repeatedly, Ka'ab (RA) replied: Perhaps the Ayatul Kursi. Once the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) queried his companion Ubi Bin Ka'ab (RA) about which ayat was the grandest in the Book of Allah? The latter replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. For the sake of brevity we mention only some of them here. In the collections of the sayings of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) many virtues of this verse have been narrated. This verse proclaims the one-ness of Allah, the Exalted, and some of His enormous attributes. It is named as Ayatul Kursi after the word kursi which occurs in it. This verse is an embodiment of divine grandeur and majesty. His seat encloses the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. Who is he that intercedes with Him except by His permission? He knows what is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. Unto Him belong whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. "Allah! There is no ilah (god) but Him, the Alive, the Eternal. The translation of Ayatul Kursi is as follow: