Crouching can mean: * A human posture usually considered to be synonymous with

squatting Squatting is the action of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied area of land or a building (usually residential) that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have lawful permission to use. The United Nations estimated in 2003 that there wer ...

Al-Jathiya The Kneeling, (, ; "Upon Their Knees", "Crouching") is the 45th chapter (''surah'') of the Qur'an with 37 verses (''ayat''). It is a Meccan sura, Meccan chapter, believed revelation in Islam, revealed according to the Islamic tradition duri ...

, a sura in the Qur'an

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