Surah As-Sajdah (Tunnazina)
سورة السجدة
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
📖 Page 1 Verse-by-Verse Translations
Alif, Lam, Meem
[This is] the revelation of the Book about which there is no doubt from the Lord of the worlds
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
It is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them in six days; then He established Himself above the Throne. You have not besides Him any protector or any intercessor; so will you not be reminded
He arranges [each] matter from the heaven to the earth; then it will ascend to Him in a Day, the extent of which is a thousand years of those which you count
That is the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Exalted in Might, the Merciful
Who perfected everything which He created and began the creation of man from clay
Then He made his posterity out of the extract of a liquid disdained
Then He proportioned him and breathed into him from His [created] soul and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful
And they say, "When we are lost within the earth, will we indeed be [recreated] in a new creation?" Rather, they are, in [the matter of] the meeting with their Lord, disbelievers
Say, "The angel of death will take you who has been entrusted with you. Then to your Lord you will be returned
If you could but see when the criminals are hanging their heads before their Lord, [saying], "Our Lord, we have seen and heard, so return us [to the world]; we will work righteousness. Indeed, we are [now] certain
And if We had willed, We could have given every soul its guidance, but the word from Me will come into effect [that] "I will surely fill Hell with jinn and people all together
About Surah As-Sajdah (Tunnazina)
Surah As-Sajdah (32nd Chapter, widely known as Surah Tunnazina or Al-M Tanzil) consists of 30 verses. Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) would not go to sleep until he recited Surah As-Sajdah and Surah Al-Mulk (Sunan at-Tirmidhi 2892). It is also Sunnah to recite it in Friday Fajr prayer.
📜Revelation History & Period
Classification: Meccan Surah (Chronological Order #75 in Revelation Timeline)
Revelation Context: Revealed in Makkah Mukarramah during the middle Makkan period emphasizing creation, Tawheed, and night prostration.
Key Themes & Lessons
- Creation of man from clay and divine breathing of the soul
- Virtue of those who forsake their beds at night to pray to Allah
- True guidance through divine revelation and authentic prophethood
- Resurrection accountability and eternal justice
When Commonly Recited
Recited every night before sleeping, during Friday Fajr congregational prayer, and for night Tahajjud devotion.
👑Aala Hazrat & Ahle Sunnat Scholarly References
- Kanzul Iman — Translation by Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (رحمۃ اللہ علیہ)
- Fatawa Razvia — Vol. 26 (Nightly Recitation Virtues & Friday Fajr Sunnah)
- Bahar-e-Shariat — Part 4