The word · Worship
سُجودُ التِّلاوَة
Sujud al-Tilawah
A single prostration made when reciting or hearing one of the Qur'an's verses of prostration.
Also written · Sajdah tilawah · Sujood tilawah · Sajda e tilawat · prostration of recitation · Tilawah sajda · recitation prostration · Sujud shukr
The meaning
What Sujud al-Tilawah means in Islam
Copies of the Qur'an mark these verses in the margin. Depending on the school they are counted as eleven, fourteen or fifteen. It is one prostration, done inside or outside prayer, and it is recommended rather than required for most scholars. A related act is sujud ash-shukr, a prostration of thanks on receiving good news.
Evidence · Scholars differ · The scholars read this one differently
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Words that sit beside it
- SujudThe prostration, forehead and nose on the ground, done twice in every rak'ah.سُجود
- SalahThe formal Muslim prayer, performed five times a day at set times, facing Makkah.الصَّلاة
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