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prostration and sitting when he says: “who sees you when you stand
and when you turn among those who prostrate themselves.” (Koran Ch. 26 verse
218-219) Bowing (ruku) and prostration (sujud) are accompanied by a renewed
affirmation of the supreme great of Allah. In bowing you renew your
submissiveness and humility, striving to refine your inner feeling through a fresh
awareness of your own impotence and insignificance before the might and
grandeur of your Lord. To confirm this, you seek the aid of your tongue, glorifying
Allah and testifying repeatedly to His Supreme Majesty, both outwardly and
inwardly.
Then you rise from bowing, hopeful that He will be merciful towards you. To
emphasize this hope within you, you say: “Allah hears those who give thanks to
Him.” Acknowledging the need to express gratitude, you immediately add:
“Grateful praise to You our Lord!” To show the abundance of this gratitude, you
may also say: “As much as the heavens and earth contain.”
Prostration
and when you turn among those who prostrate themselves.” (Koran Ch. 26 verse
218-219) Bowing (ruku) and prostration (sujud) are accompanied by a renewed
affirmation of the supreme great of Allah. In bowing you renew your
submissiveness and humility, striving to refine your inner feeling through a fresh
awareness of your own impotence and insignificance before the might and
grandeur of your Lord. To confirm this, you seek the aid of your tongue, glorifying
Allah and testifying repeatedly to His Supreme Majesty, both outwardly and
inwardly.
Then you rise from bowing, hopeful that He will be merciful towards you. To
emphasize this hope within you, you say: “Allah hears those who give thanks to
Him.” Acknowledging the need to express gratitude, you immediately add:
“Grateful praise to You our Lord!” To show the abundance of this gratitude, you
may also say: “As much as the heavens and earth contain.”
Prostration