What does Sajdah al-Tilawah mean?
The prostration of recitation, made when reading one of the fourteen or fifteen verses of prostration.
Sajdah al-Tilawah explained
Certain verses of the Quran describe creation prostrating to Allah, and the reader and listener prostrate once when they reach them. These verses are marked in the mushaf.
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Questions about Sajdah al-Tilawah
What does Sajdah al-Tilawah mean?
Sajdah al-Tilawah (سَجْدَة التِّلَاوَة, Sajdat at-Tilawah) means: The prostration of recitation, made when reading one of the fourteen or fifteen verses of prostration.
How is Sajdah al-Tilawah written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written سَجْدَة التِّلَاوَة and pronounced Sajdat at-Tilawah.
Where does Sajdah al-Tilawah come from in the Quran or hadith?
Certain verses of the Quran describe creation prostrating to Allah, and the reader and listener prostrate once when they reach them. These verses are marked in the mushaf. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1075.
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