Transliteration:( Wa izaa quri'a 'alaihimul Quraanu laa yasjudoon (make sajda) )
🔹 Reason for its Revelation:
Once, the Holy Prophet ﷺ recited Surah Al-Alaq. He and all of the Companions performed Sajdah e Tilawat (prostration of recitation). However, the polytheists who were present at that time remained sitting as they were. In response to this, Allah Almighty revealed this verse.
1️⃣ Sajdah e Tilawat is Obligatory:
2️⃣ Acts of Worship Are Obligatory Upon Disbelievers Too:
The tafsir of Surah Inshiqaq verse 21 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Inshiqaq ayat 16 which provides the complete commentary from verse 16 through 25.
(84:21) and when the Qur’an is recited to them, they do not prostrate[12] themselves?
12. They do not fall prostrate: they do not bow down to God out of fear of Him. To perform a sajdah (prostration) here is confirmed by the practice of the Prophet (peace be upon him). lmam Malik, Muslim and Nasai have related a tradition concerning Abu Huraira saying that he recited this Surah in the Prayer and performing a sajdah here and said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) performed a sajdah at this point. Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Daud and Nasai have cited this statement of Abu Rafi: Abu Huraira recited this Surah in the Isha Prayer and performed a sajdah. When I asked why he had done so, he replied: I prayed under the leadership of Abul Qasim (peace be upon him) and he performed a sajdah here. Therefore, I will continue to perform this sajdah likewise as long as I live. Muslim, Abu Daud, Tirmidhi, Nasai, Ibn Majah and others have related another tradition saying that Abu Huraira said: We performed sajdah behind the Messenger (peace be upon him) of Allah in this Surah and in Iqra bi-ismi Rabbikalladhi khalaq.
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