Places of prostration in the Quran

َ ُ‫ِإ َّن الَّذِينَ ِعندَ َربِ َك ََل يَ ْست َ ْكبِ ُرونَ َع ْن ِعبَادَتِ ِه َوي‬
۩ َ‫سبِ ُحونَهُ َولَهُ يَ ْس ُجد ُون‬

1. Indeed, those who are near your Lord are not prevented by arrogance
from His worship, and they exalt Him, and to Him they prostrate. [al-
A’raf, 7:206]

َ ‫عا َو َك ْر ًها َو ِظ ََللُ ُهم بِ ْالغُد ُِو َو ْاْل‬

۩ ‫صا ِل‬ ً ‫ط ْو‬ ِ ‫ت َو ْاْل َ ْر‬
َ ‫ض‬ ِ َّ ِ ‫َو‬
َّ ‫ّلِل يَ ْس ُجدُ َمن فِي ال‬
ِ ‫س َم َاوا‬

2. And to Allah prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth,
willingly or by compulsion, and their shadows [as well] in the mornings
and the afternoons. [ar-Ra’d, 13:15]

۩ َ‫يَخَافُونَ َربَّ ُهم ِمن فَ ْوقِ ِه ْم َويَ ْفعَلُونَ َما يُؤْ َم ُرون‬

3. They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are
commanded. [An-Nahl, 16:50]

۩ ‫عا‬
ً ‫شو‬ ِ َ‫َو َي ِخ ُّرونَ ِل ْْل َ ْذق‬
ُ ‫ان َي ْب ُكونَ َو َي ِزيد ُ ُه ْم ُخ‬

4. And they fall upon their faces weeping, and the Qur’an increases them
in humble submission. [Bani Israel, 17:109]

‫اّلِلُ َعلَ ْي ِهم ِمنَ النَّ ِبيِينَ ِمن ذُ ِريَّ ِة آدَ َم َو ِم َّم ْن َح َم ْلنَا َم َع نُوحٍ َو ِمن ذُ ِريَّ ِة‬َّ ‫أُو َٰلَئِ َك الَّذِينَ أ َ ْن َع َم‬
‫س َّجدًا‬ َّ ُ‫اجتَبَ ْينَا ۚ إِذَا تُتْلَ َٰى َعلَ ْي ِه ْم آيَات‬
ُ ‫الر ْح َٰ َم ِن خ َُّروا‬ ْ ‫يم َو ِإ ْس َرائِي َل َو ِم َّم ْن َهدَ ْينَا َو‬َ ‫ِإب َْرا ِه‬
۩ ‫َوبُ ِكيًّا‬

5. Those were the ones upon whom Allah bestowed favor from among the
prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried [in the
ship] with Noah, and of the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and of
 those whom We guided and chose. When the verses of the Most
Merciful were recited to them, they fell in prostration and weeping.
[Maryam, 19:58]

‫س َو ْالقَ َم ُر َوالنُّ ُجو ُم‬ُ ‫ش ْم‬َّ ‫ض َوال‬ ِ ‫ت َو َمن فِي ْاْل َ ْر‬ َّ ‫اّلِل يَ ْس ُجدُ لَهُ َمن فِي ال‬
ِ ‫س َم َاوا‬ َ َّ ‫أَلَ ْم ت َ َر أ َ َّن‬
ُ‫اّلِل‬
َّ ‫اب ۗ َو َمن يُ ِه ِن‬ ُ َ‫ير َح َّق َعلَ ْي ِه ْالعَذ‬ ِ َّ‫ير ِمنَ الن‬
ٌ ِ‫اس ۖ َو َكث‬ َّ ‫َو ْال ِجبَا ُل َوال‬
ٌ ِ‫ش َج ُر َوالد ََّوابُّ َو َكث‬
۩ ‫اّلِل َي ْف َع ُل َما َيشَا ُء‬َ َّ ‫فَ َما لَهُ ِمن ُّم ْك ِر ٍم ۚ ِإ َّن‬

6. Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and
whoever is on 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 wills. [al-Hajj, 22:18]

ً ُ‫الر ْح َٰ َم ُن أَنَ ْس ُجدُ ِل َما ت َأ ْ ُم ُرنَا َوزَ ادَ ُه ْم نُف‬

۩ ‫ورا‬ َّ ‫لر ْح َٰ َم ِن قَالُوا َو َما‬
َّ ‫َو ِإذَا قِي َل لَ ُه ُم ا ْس ُجدُوا ِل‬

7. 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?” And it increases them in aversion. [al-Furqan, 25:60]

۩ ‫اّلِلُ ََل ِإ َٰلَهَ ِإ ََّل ُه َو َربُّ ْال َع ْر ِش ْال َع ِظ ِيم‬

َّ

8. Allah – there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne. [27:26]

‫سبَّ ُحوا بِ َح ْم ِد َربِ ِه ْم َو ُه ْم ََل‬ ُ ‫ِإنَّ َما يُؤْ ِم ُن بِآيَاتِنَا الَّذِينَ ِإذَا ذُ ِك ُروا بِ َها خ َُّروا‬
َ ‫س َّجدًا َو‬
۩ َ‫يَ ْست َ ْكبِ ُرون‬

9. Only those believe in Our verses who, when they are reminded by them,
fall down in prostration and exalt [ Allah ] with praise of their Lord, and
they are not arrogant. [as-Sajdah, 32:15]
‫ض ُه ْم َع َل َٰى‬ُ ‫اء لَ َي ْب ِغي َب ْع‬ ِ ‫ط‬َ َ‫يرا ِمنَ ْال ُخل‬ ً ‫اج ِه ۖ َو ِإ َّن َك ِث‬ِ ‫س َؤا ِل نَ ْع َج ِت َك ِإلَ َٰى ِن َع‬
ُ ‫ظلَ َم َك ِب‬
َ ‫قَا َل لَقَ ْد‬
‫ظ َّن دَ ُاوودُ أَنَّ َما فَتَنَّاهُ فَا ْست َ ْغفَ َر‬ َ ‫ت َو َق ِلي ٌل َّما ُه ْم ۗ َو‬ َّ ‫ض ِإ ََّل الَّذِينَ آ َمنُوا َو َع ِملُوا ال‬
ِ ‫صا ِل َحا‬ ٍ ‫بَ ْع‬
۩ ‫َاب‬ َ ‫َربَّهُ َوخ ََّر َرا ِكعًا َوأَن‬

10. [David] said, “He has certainly wronged you in demanding your ewe
[in addition] to his ewes. And indeed, many associates oppress one
another, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds – and few
are they.” And David became certain that We had tried him, and he
asked forgiveness of his Lord and fell down bowing [in prostration] and
turned in repentance [to Allah ]. [Sad, 38:24]

ِ ‫سبِ ُحونَ لَهُ بِاللَّ ْي ِل َوالنَّ َه‬

۩ َ‫ار َو ُه ْم ََل يَ ْسأ َ ُمون‬ َ ُ‫فَإ ِ ِن ا ْست َ ْكبَ ُروا فَالَّذِينَ ِعندَ َربِ َك ي‬

11. But if they are arrogant – then those who are near your Lord exalt
Him by night and by day, and they do not become weary. [Fussilat,
41:38]

۩ ‫فَا ْس ُجدُوا ِ َّّلِلِ َوا ْعبُدُوا‬

12. So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him]. [an-Najm, 53:62]

ُ ‫ئ َعلَ ْي ِه ُم ْالقُ ْر‬

۩ َ‫آن ََل َي ْس ُجدُون‬ َ ‫َو ِإذَا قُ ِر‬

13. And when the Qur’an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to
Allah ]? [al Inshiqaq, 84:21]

۩ ‫َك ََّل ََل ت ُ ِط ْعهُ َوا ْس ُج ْد َوا ْقت َ ِرب‬

14. No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to