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“…Prostrate and come nearer (to Allah). (Koran Ch 96 verse 19) And:
“Their mark is on their faces from the trace of prostration..” (Koran Ch. 48 verse
29) Some say this refers to the dust that sticks to the brow during the act of
prostration, while others say it is the light of humility, shining forth from within.
The latter view is more correct. According to yet others, it is the radiance that will
shine on their faces on the Day of Resurrection, as a result of their ablution.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “If a human being prostrates
himself at an appropriate point in his recitation of the Koran, the devil withdraws,
weeping as he says: „Alas! This man was bidden to prostrate himself and he
obeyed, so Paradise is his. I was also commanded to make prostration, but I
disobeyed and so Hell is my lot‟.”
It is told of Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn Abbas that he used to make a thousand
prostrations every day. They used to call him the Great Prostrator (al-sajjad).
It is related that Umar ibn Abd al Aziz never prostrated himself on anything but
“Their mark is on their faces from the trace of prostration..” (Koran Ch. 48 verse
29) Some say this refers to the dust that sticks to the brow during the act of
prostration, while others say it is the light of humility, shining forth from within.
The latter view is more correct. According to yet others, it is the radiance that will
shine on their faces on the Day of Resurrection, as a result of their ablution.
The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “If a human being prostrates
himself at an appropriate point in his recitation of the Koran, the devil withdraws,
weeping as he says: „Alas! This man was bidden to prostrate himself and he
obeyed, so Paradise is his. I was also commanded to make prostration, but I
disobeyed and so Hell is my lot‟.”
It is told of Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn Abbas that he used to make a thousand
prostrations every day. They used to call him the Great Prostrator (al-sajjad).
It is related that Umar ibn Abd al Aziz never prostrated himself on anything but