Thursday, May 21, 2020

THE GLORIOUS QUR'AN AND OBLIGATORY/RECOMMENDED SAJDAH THEREIN


There are fifteen places in the Glorious Qur’an where the reciter is required to do Sajdah; out of which four Ayahs contain Sajdah Wajib (obligatory) and the remaining eleven places, it is Mustahab (recommended) to perform Sajdah.
Wajib (obligatory) Sajdah are:
1.       Surah al-Sajdah Ayah 32, “Only those believe in Our Ayahs who, when they are reminded by them, fall down in prostration and exalt with praise of their Lord, and they are not arrogant.”
2.       Surah al-Najm Ayah 62, “So prostrate to Allah and worship Him.”
3.       Surah al-Alaq Ayah 19, “No, do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near (to Allah).”
4.       Surah al-Fussilat Ayah 38, “If people are very arrogant to prostrate before your Lord, allow them to know that Allah’s other creatures glorify Him both day and night without fatigue.”
Mustahab (recommended) Sajdah are:
1.       Surah al-A’raf Ayah 206, “Indeed, those who are near your Lord are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, and they exalt Him, and to Him they prostrate.”
2.       Surah al-Ra’d Ayah 15, “And to Allah prostrate whoever is within the heaven and the earth, willingly or by compulsion, and their shadows (as well) in the mornings and the afternoons.”
3.       Surah al-Nahl Ayah 50, “They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.”
4.       Surah Bani Isra’el Ayah 109, “And they fall upon their faces weeping, and the Qur’an increases them in humble submission.”
5.       Surah Maryam Ayah 58, “They were the ones upon whom Allah bestowed favors among prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried (in the ship) with Noah, and the descendants of Ibrahim and Isra’el, and of those whom We guided and chose. When the Ayahs of the Most Merciful are recited to them, they fall in prostration and weeping.”
6.       Surah al-Hajj Ayah 18, “Do you not see that to Allah prostrate whoever is in the heavens and whoever is in the earth, and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people. But upon many the punishment has been justified. And he whom Allah humiliates-for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allah does what He wants.
7.       Surah al-Furqan Ayah 60, “And when it is said to them, “Prostrate to the Most Merciful”, they say, “And what is the Most Merciful?” Should we prostrate to that which you order us?
8.       Surah al-Namal Ayah 26, “Allah is the only Lord and Master of the Great Throne.”
9.       Surah Sad Ayah 24, “David realized that it was a test from Us, so he asked forgiveness from his Lord and bowed down before Him in repentance.
10.   Surah al-Inshiqaq Ayah 21, “Why, when the Qur’an is recited to them, do they not prostrate?”
11.   Surah al-Hajj Ayah 77, “Believers, worship your Lord, bow down and prostrate before Him and do various deeds so that perhaps you will have everlasting happiness.”

Sources:
Elements of Islamic Studies by Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi & Understanding Qur’an.com


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