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Are we supposed to go into prostration when we come across the word “sajdah” when reading the Quran?

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Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad

By Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Updated on May 22, 2025

Are we supposed to go into prostration when we come across the word “sajdah” when reading the Quran?

Huzoor (rh) Wherever there is necessary to prostrate after reading a verse, it is mentioned there. In front of the verse, you would read the word Sajda, which means that this is the place where you should prostrate. And there are so many places, not one. Why are you asking particularly about that verse? I don’t know.Questioner: No, I came across it today.Huzoor (rh): I see. For the first time you noticed it.Questioner: Yes.Huzoor (rh) Before that you had been reciting the Holy Quran, but never went into prostration.Questioner: No.Huzoor (rh): So this is the first time you noticed it.Questioner: Yes.Huzoor (rh) There are so many others, about fourteen or some, a bit more perhaps. How many verses of Sajda are there? Fourteen? Fourteen verses in the Holy Quran are such as you have to prostrate there when you read them. So be on the guard of that in the future.Questioner: ok.

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