There are 14 (+1) places in the Qur’an where it is good practice to prostrate when reading/reciting.
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Name of Surah
Surah
Verse
1
Al-A’raaf (The Heights)
Surah 7
Verse 206
2
Ar-Ra’d (The Thunder)
Surah 13
Verse 15
3
An-Nahl (The Bee)
Surah 16
Verse 50
4
Al-Israa (The Night Journey)
Surah 17
Verse 109
5
Maryam (Mary)
Surah 19
Verse 58
6
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage)
Surah 22
Verse 18
7*
Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage)
Surah 22
Verse 77
8
Al-Furqaan (The Criterion)
Surah 25
Verse 60
9
An-Naml (The Ant)
Surah 27
Verse 26
10
As-Sajda (The Prostration)
Surah 32
Verse 15
11
Saad (The letter Saad)
Surah 38
Verse 24
12
Fussilat (Explained in detail)
Surah 41
Verse 38
13
An-Najm (The Star)
Surah 53
Verse 62
14
Al-Inshiqaaq (The Splitting Open)
Surah 84
Verse 21
15
Al-Alaq (The Clot)
Surah 96
Verse 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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