Transliteration:( Kalla; la tuti'hu wasjud waqtarib (make sajda) )
18. It should be remembered that there are many types of SAJDAS Prostrations. The prostration of worship is SAJDAH of Salaah, Prostration of gratitude, Prostration of recitation of the Holy Qur'aan, SAJDAH E SAHU-Prostration to correct error in Salaah, SAJDAH of Dua (Prayer), etc. Here, Prostration of worship is denoted i.e. O My s Beloved! Do not pay any attention to the nonsense spoken by Abu Jahl but continue to offer your Salaah in the Sacred Haram.
We are your Protector and your Helper. Or, it could denote Prostration of gratitude i.e. Express gratitude in the form of SAJDAH that We are your Protector and Our angels are your servants.
From this emerge a few issues:
1. That SAJDAH (Prostration) is an excellent act of worship by means of which the servant places his forehead on the ground to express his humility, and verbally acknowledges the greatness of Allah Almighty. For this reason there are two SAJDAHS (Prostrations) in every raka'at, while QIYAAM (standing upright) in Salaah, and RUKU (to bend /bow), is one each.
2. The obedience of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم were not for the purpose of forgiveness of evil deeds but for gaining the nearness of Allah Almighty.
The tafsir of Surah Alaq verse 19 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Alaq ayat 6 which provides the complete commentary from verse 6 through 19.
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