What Is the “Ayat Qutb”?

Question

Which verse of the Holy Qur’an is called the “Ayat Qutb”? What is the method of reciting it, and what are its effects?

Answer

In the fourth juz’ of the Qur’an, the phrase: [ar]وَمَا ٱلنَّصْرُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ[/ar] “…and victory comes only from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise” (Surah Al ‘Imran, 3:126), is called the “Ayat Qutb.” It is related from some of the elders that it is recited seven times after every prayer, accompanied by salawat at the beginning and end.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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