Kareena Kapoor Khan faces legal notice over a 30-carat royal pendant that showed the Quranic verse of Ayat-ul-Kursi. What does this verse mean?

Kareena Kapoor is now in legal trouble. Not due to something she did, but an Instagram post she appeared in. After a picture of her wearing a 30-carat pendant with the holy Quranic verse 'Ayat-ul-Kursi'. For the unversed, for one of her Diwali looks, Kareena had opted for a striking beige kaftan designed by Punit Balana. She wore a matching beige turban adorned with a sparkling kalgi. This was worn by her husband, actor Saif Ali Khan, on their wedding day.

Kareena complemented her kaftan and turban with a striking 30-carat emerald pendant engraved with Ayat-ul-Kursi, the 255th verse of Surah Al-Baqarah, which appears in the second chapter of the Holy Quran. The precious heirloom once belonged to the Begum of Bhopal and was passed on to Kareena following her marriage to Saif Ali Khan.

Who Passed The Legal Notice?

The legal notice was passed by Congress leader and national media coordinator Abbas Hafeez. Hafeez argued that all the videos, photographs and social media posts which featured the Quranic verse be removed without delay. He also requested a public apology and promise that the sacred verse would not be presented in a manner that could jeopardise its sanctity.

What Does Ayat-ul-Kursi Mean?

Ayat-ul-Kursi (meaning the Verse Of The Throne) is the Surah Al-Baqarah (Chapter 2) in the Qur'an. It enforces the value of Tawheed or monotheism. It explains that there is no other deity than Allah, and He is not limited by human limitations such as drowsiness or sleep. He is the owner of the heavens and the earth.

Here’s a look at the translation:

“ Allah – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence.

Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep.

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth.

Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission?

He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills.

His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not.

And He is the Most High, the Most Great..”