Transliteration:( Wa izaa quri'a 'alaihimul Quraanu laa yasjudoon (make sajda) )
16. Reason for its Revelation: Once the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلمrecited Surah Alaq. He and all of the Companions offered Sajdah e Tilawat. Those polytheists who were present there at that time remained sitting as they were. In response to it, this verse was revealed.
From this emerge two issues:
1. Sajdah e Tilawat is obligatory and not just Sunnat because one is censured at the omission of an obligatory act (Hanafi School).
2. Acts of worship are obligatory upon the infidels as well; that they should accept Islam and perform acts of worship. They will be censured or punished for not performing the acts of worship. Here, Allah Almighty had censured them for not offering the Sajdah e Tilawat.
The tafsir of Surah Inshiqaq verse 21 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Inshiqaq ayat 16 which provides the complete commentary from verse 16 through 25.
Related Ayat(Verses)/Topics