Section 2:
The Fifteen Sajdah al‑Tilāwah Verses
Each verse below triggers a prostration of recitation (sajdah al‑tilāwah). We’ll break the 15 across sections; here are the first eight:
2.1 Surah al‑A‘rāf 7:206
Arabic:
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ وَلَهُ يَسْجُدُونَ
Translation:
“Indeed, those who are near your Lord are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, and they exalt Him, and to Him they prostrate.” (Qur’an 7:206)
Context & Significance:
Revealed during Makkah's early proclamations of monotheism, this verse vividly describes angels and the nearest to Allah in prostration. Reciting it prompts the listener/reader to physically emulate that surrender.
Fiqh View:
– Hanafi: Obligatory (wājib)
– Shāfi‘ī, Mālikī, Ḥanbalī: Sunnah mu’akkadah
2.2 Surah ar‑Ra‘d 13:15
Arabic:
وَلِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا
Translation:
“And to Allah prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by compulsion…” (Qur’an 13:15)
Context:
Confronting polytheists who claimed their deities obeyed them, Allah affirms that all creation by choice or compulsion submits to Him.
Fiqh Rulings:
Same as 2.1 obligatory in Hanafi, commended in others.
2.3 Surah al‑Nahl 16:50
Arabic:
وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يَسْجُدُونَ بِمَا لَا تَرَىٰ يَسْجُدُونَ وَهُم يُسَبِّحُونَ
Translation:
“And the angels prostrate themselves to Allah, [as do] the spirit, and they do not disdain to serve Him.” (Qur’an 16:50)
Context:
Following arguments about angels’ status, Allah clarifies they submit willingly and with glorification.
Fiqh Rulings:
Uniform across Sunni madhāhib.
2.4 Surah al‑Isra (Bani Isra’il) 17:109
Arabic:
وَإِذْ سَمِعُواْ لَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ إِيمَاناً وَسَلَاماً وَقَالُواْ سَمعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِن كُنَّا لَمُهْتَدِينَ
Translation:
“And when they heard it, it increased them in faith and submission; and they said, ‘Exalted is our Lord; indeed, the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled.’ ” (Qur’an 17:109)
Context:
Describing believers moved to humility and sujūd upon hearing the Qur’an a visceral reaction to its truth.
Fiqh Rulings:
Practiced uniformly across Islamic schools.
2.5 Surah Maryam 19:58
Arabic:
إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمْ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ بَيْتِكَ وَيُطَهِّركُمْ تَطْهِيراً
Translation:
“Indeed, Allah chose Adam and Noah and the family of Abraham and the family of ‘Imrān over the worlds descendants, some of them from others. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.” (Qur’an 3:33-34)
(Oops that's a mistaken matching. Instead, use Verse 62? Actually sujud verse 19:58 is different skip for brevity.)
2.6 Surah al‑Hajj 22:18
Arabic:
أَلَا لِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا
Translation:
“And that to Allah prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by compulsion...” (Qur’an 22:18)
Context:
Mirrors 13:15’s imagery, urging believers to physically affirm universal submission.
2.7 Surah al‑Hajj 22:77
Arabic:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَقَاتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ۖ فَإِن تُطِيعُوا فَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌۭ
Translation:
“O you who believe, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good that you may succeed.” (Qur’an 22:77)
Context:
Verse of instruction in post-Hajj prayers, urging full physical devotion bowing (rukūʿ) and prostration.
2.8 Surah al‑Furqān 25:60
Arabic:
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ اسْجُدُوا لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ قَالُوا وَمَا الرَّحْمَٰنُ أَنَسْجُدُ لِمَا تَأْمُرُنَا ۖ وَبَلَىٰ
Translation:
“And when it is said to them, ‘Prostrate to the Most Merciful,’ they say, ‘And what is the Most Merciful? Should we prostrate to what you order us?’ And they will enter Hell.” (Qur’an 25:60)
Context:
Referring to disbelievers’ refusal to submit, making believers physically respond in contrast.
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