032- AL-SAJDAH
PROSTRATION
Al-Sajdah
Al-Sajdah is from the Makkan period, although many scholars maintain that vv. 16–20 are from the Madinan period, and others maintain that only vv. 18–20 are Madinan, or that only v. 16 is. Such interpretations may, however, derive from a desire to attach these verses to occasions of revelation for which there is not strong support; al-Ālūsī observes that the strength of the connection of these verses to the preceding verses makes it seem unlikely that they are from a different period. Believed to have been revealed after Surah 23, al Muʾminūn, this surah takes its name from the mention of those who fall prostrate and hymn the praise of their Lord in v. 15. It was also known to some as Sūrat al-Maḍājiʿ, meaning “Surah of the Beds,” after the reference to those who shun their beds in order to devote themselves to God in v. 16. Many also refer to this surah by its first words, “Alif, Lām, Mīm, the Revelation”, as a way to distinguish it from other surahs that begin with the Arabic letters alif, lām, and mīm.
Many aḥādīth attribute great favor to this surah. It is reported that the Prophet would read both al-Mulk (Surah 67) and al-Sajdah every night before going to sleep, and that he would often recite al-Sajdah and al-Insān (Surah 76) during the morning prayer on Fridays. Some attribute the reverence for this surah to the way it covers the major themes of the Quran in a succinct manner. The first half of the sūrah discusses revelation (vv. 2–3), God (vv. 4–6), creation, especially of human beings (vv. 7–9), and Resurrection and Judgment (vv. 10–14). The second half provides an eloquent contrast between those who prostrate before God in beholding His signs and those who turn away from them (vv. 15–22), employing the Children of Israel as an example of those who were guided so long as they followed God’s signs (vv. 23–25). A call to reflect upon the end of civilizations past and the signs of God in creation (vv. 26–27) then segues into a call for the Prophet to challenge the disbelievers and await the answer (vv. 28–30).
(source: “The Study Quran” a new translation and commentary by Seyyed Hossein Nasr)
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