(السجدة), is the 32nd chapter (''

sūrah A ''surah'' (; ; ) is an Arabic word meaning 'chapter' in the Quran. There are 114 ''suwar'' in the Quran, each divided into ayah, verses (). The ''suwar'' are of unequal length; the shortest ''surah'' (al-Kawthar) has only three verses, while ...

'') of the

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with 30 verses ('' āyāt''). The name of the chapter has been translated as ۩ 'prostration' or 'adoration' and is taken from the fifteenth verse, which mentions those who "... fall prostrate and hymn the praise of their Lord". Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed

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, it is an earlier " Meccan surah", which means it is believed revealed in Mecca, instead of later in Medina. Theodor Nöldeke (d.1930), translator of Tabari (

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– German), estimated it as the 70th ( Nöldeke chronology). The traditional Egyptian chronology puts the chapter as the 75th chapter by the order of revelation (after Quran 23).

Summary

The first half of the chapter covers some of Islam's theological concepts, including

God In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the un ...

, creation of human beings,

resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions involving the same person or deity returning to another body. The disappearance of a body is anothe ...

and the

judgment day The Last Judgment is a concept found across the Abrahamic religions and the '' Frashokereti'' of Zoroastrianism. Christianity considers the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to entail the final judgment by God of all people who have ever lived, res ...

. The second half discusses the contrast between those who "fall prostrate" before God and those who "turn away" from God's sign. The chapter then mentions the Children of Israel as an example of people who follow God's guidance through

Moses In Abrahamic religions, Moses was the Hebrews, Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of slavery in the The Exodus, Exodus from ancient Egypt, Egypt. He is considered the most important Prophets in Judaism, prophet in Judaism and Samaritani ...

Ayat (verses)

* 1 A. L. M. The " mysterious letters" alif, lām, and mīm * 2 The Quran is without doubt inspired

* 3

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did not forge the Quran * 4 The heavens and

earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...

created in six intervals of time. * 5 God will judge all after the

*5-8 The Omniscient

the Creator of mankind * 9 Yet man, the creature, denies the resurrection * 10 Unbelievers shall be brought before God * 11 They shall repent too late to avail for

pardon A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction. A pardon may be granted before or after conviction for the crime, depending on the laws of the j ...

* 12-14 Hell must be filled with genii and men * ۩ 15-19 The reward of true believers * 20-21 The

punishment Punishment, commonly, is the imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome upon an individual or group, meted out by an authority—in contexts ranging from child discipline to criminal law—as a deterrent to a particular action or beh ...

of unbelievers here and hereafter * 22 To reject God's signs a great

sin In religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law or a law of the deities. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered ...

* 23 The

Pentateuch The Torah ( , "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The Torah is also known as the Pentateuch () o ...

given to

* 24 Teachers chosen from among the

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to direct them in the way of God * 25 God will settle their disputes in the

Judgement Day The Last Judgment is a concept found across the Abrahamic religions and the ''Frashokereti'' of Zoroastrianism. Christianity considers the Second Coming of Jesus, Jesus Christ to entail the final judgment by God in Abrahamic religions, God of a ...

* 26 The people of Makkah warned by the fate of their predecessors * 27 The resurrection typified in nature, but infidels do not understand * 28-30 The infidels urge Muhammad to hasten the judgment-day

Quranic commentary

hadith Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...

, narrated in the

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ibn Kathir Abu al-Fida Isma'il ibn Umar ibn Kathir al-Dimashqi (; ), known simply as Ibn Kathir, was an Arab Islamic Exegesis, exegete, historian and scholar. An expert on (Quranic exegesis), (history) and (Islamic jurisprudence), he is considered a lea ...

(d.1373), said that Muhammad often recited ''As-Sajda'' together with ''Al-Insan'' ( Quran 76) for the early morning prayer ('' fajr'') every Friday. Bukhārī (d.870): Translation of

Sahih Bukhari () is the first hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. Compiled by Islamic scholar al-Bukhari () in the format, the work is valued by Sunni Muslims, alongside , as the most authentic after the Qur'an. Al-Bukhari organized the bo ...

Volume 2, Book 13, Friday Prayer, Hadith Number 16
. al-Alusi (d.1854), amongst others confirmed another report stating that Muhammad often recited the chapter before going to sleep.

Al-Suyuti Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (; 1445–1505), or al-Suyuti, was an Egyptians, Egyptian Sunni Muslims, Muslim polymath of Persians, Persian descent. Considered the mujtahid and mujaddid of the Islamic 10th century, he was a leading Hadith studies, muh ...

(d.1505) named the chapter “Sūrah of the Beds,” (''sūrat al-maḍājiʿ'') after a mention of those who "shun

heir Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Offi ...

beds" in order to worship God at night ('' tahajjud''). Other names of the chapter include the choice of Al-Qurtubi (d.1274): ''Alif Lam Mim Tanzil'' (" Alif, Lam, Mim, The Revelation") after the first words from verses 1 and 2. According to the Islamic tradition, the chapter was revealed during the Meccan phase of

's prophethood. Some scholars argue, based on attaching occasions of revelations ('' asbāb al-nuzūl''), that several verses (some say verses 16–20, some say only 18–20, some say only 16) are from Medinan phase, but the arguments are not widely accepted. For example, Mahmud al-Alusi opines that the close connection between these verses and the preceding ones means that they are likely from the same period.

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