As-Sajdah (The Prostration)
Verse 3of 30
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۚ بَلْ هُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًۭا مَّآ أَتَىٰهُم مِّن نَّذِيرٍۢ مِّن قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ﴿٣﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Or do they say, "He invented it"? Rather, it is the truth from your Lord, [O Muhammad], that you may warn a people to whom no warner has come before you [so] perhaps they will be guided.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Which was revealed in Al-MadinahThe Virtues of Surah Alif Lam Mim As-SajdahIn the Book of the Friday prayer, Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet used to recite in Fajr on Fridays:الم تَنزِيلَ(Alif Lam Mim. The revelation of...), As-Sajdah, andهَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الإِنسَـنِ(Has there not been over man...)Al-Insan (76)." This was also recorded by Muslim. Imam Ahmad recorded that Jabir said, "The Prophet would never sleep until he recited:الم تَنزِيلَ(Alif Lam Mim.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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