The prostration at surat al-Najm
سجدة النجم
c. 615 CE
In Ramadan of the fifth year, before a great assembly of Quraysh's chiefs in the sanctuary, the Prophet recited surat al-Najm; when he reached its closing prostration and prostrated, none present held back and all fell prostrate — Muslims and polytheists alike, as Bukhari reports.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In space
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Connections
- Occurred at
- Mecca
- Had participant
- MuhammadQuraysh
- Led to
- The second migration to Abyssinia
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Revealed in
- Qur'an 53:62
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)The Expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq (al-Muraysi')The first migration to AbyssiniaLast Quraysh delegation to Abu TalibThe proclamation on al-SafaThe Treaty of HudaybiyyaThe Fulfilled Umrah (Umrat al-Qada)Amr ibn al-As
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “The prostration at surat al-Najm”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/sajdat-al-najm/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.