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Glossary Entry

Sujud

سجود
Definition

Prostration — the act of bowing in complete submission. When the angels were commanded to prostrate to Adam, it was not worship of Adam but an acknowledgment of Allah's command and the honor He bestowed upon humanity.

As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Kathir and the scholars of his school.

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