Surah Inshiqaq ayat 21 Tafsir Quran 84:21

﴿وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩﴾
[ الانشقاق: 21]

84:21 And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?

and what is wrong with them that when the Qur’ān is recited to them they do not prostrate? they do not submit by believing in it given its inimitability?

When the Quran is recited to them, they neither open their hearts ears nor their minds to stand in awe of Allah and bow to the ground in adoration

(84:21) and when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate *12 themselves?

And when the Qur'an is recited to meaning

*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 Holy Prophet ( upon whom be peace ).
lmam Malik, Muslim and Nasa'i have related a tradition concerning Hadrat Abu Huraira ( may Allah be pleased with him>, saying that he recited this Surah in the Prayer and performing a sajdah here said: " The Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace ) performed a sajdah at this point. " Bukhari; Muslim, Abu Da'ud and Nasa'i have cited this statement of Abu Rafi`: " Hadrat 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 ( upon whom be Allah's peace ) and he performed a sajdah here.
Therefore, I will continue to perform this sajdah likewise as long as 1 live. " Muslim, Abu Da'ud, Tirmidhi, Nasa'i, Ibn Majah and others have related another tradition saying that Hadrat Abu Huraira said: "We performed sajdah behind the Holy Messenger of Allah in this Surah and in Iqra' bi-ismi Rabbik-alladhi khalaq.

 

( And, when the Qur’an is recited unto them ) and when Muhammad ( pbuh ) recites the Qur’an to them explaining the commands and prohibitions, ( worship not (Allah )) do not submit to Allah by believing in Allah’s divine Oneness?

And when the Quran is recited to them, they fall not prostrate,

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