At which verses of the Holy Qur’an does one prostrate?

There is not just one such place. About fourteen verses of the Holy Qur’an are marked as places where the reader prostrates.

Anyone reading the Holy Qur’an will come across a special mark in certain places. In many editions a note stands beside the verse. It shows that the reader makes a prostration at this point.

There is not just one such place but about fourteen, spread across the whole of the Holy Qur’an. So whoever notices one for the first time has not found something unique but a regular part of reading.

Many of these verses themselves speak of prostration. They describe people who fall down before Allah when they are reminded of His Signs, and who are not proud. When the reader prostrates at that point, they do what they are reading about. Word and deed come together.

Prostration is the humblest posture a human being can take. The forehead touches the ground. In this way reading becomes more than understanding with the mind. It becomes a response with the whole body.

There is no need to know these verses by heart. It is enough to pay attention to the mark while reading and to follow it.