There are 14 (+1) places in the Qur’an where it is good practice to prostrate. I have been wanting to put together a concise list of these for quite a while. Finally got a chance, so here it is,
| # |
Name of Surah |
Surah # |
Verse # |
| 1 |
Al-A’raaf (The Heights) |
7 |
206 |
| 2 |
Ar-Ra’d (The Thunder) |
13 |
15 |
| 3 |
An-Nahl (The Bee) |
16 |
50 |
| 4 |
Al-Israa (The Night Journey) |
17 |
109 |
| 5 |
Maryam (Mary) |
19 |
58 |
| 6 |
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) |
22 |
18 |
| 7* |
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) |
22 |
77 |
| 8 |
Al-Furqaan (The Criterion) |
25 |
60 |
| 9 |
An-Naml (The Ant) |
27 |
26 |
| 10 |
As-Sajda (The Prostration) |
32 |
15 |
| 11 |
Saad (The letter Saad) |
38 |
24 |
| 12 |
Fussilat (Explained in detail) |
41 |
38 |
| 13 |
An-Najm (The Star) |
53 |
62 |
| 14 |
Al-Inshiqaaq (The Splitting Open) |
84 |
21 |
| 15 |
Al-Alaq (The Clot) |
96 |
19 |
Note: * In all, fourteen (14) places of prostration are agreed upon by all Muslim religious scholars and Ulamā, while Imām Shāfi’ī suggests prostration at this place (22:77).
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Ref: “The Noble Qur’an”. Translated by Dr. Muhammad Taqī-ud-Dīn Al-Hilālī and Dr. Muhammad Mushin Khān. Darussalam. Aug, 2002. Pg 731.
