Al-Jathiya

Surah 45 of the Quran
الجاثية‎
Al-Jāthiyah
Crouching
ClassificationMeccan
Other namesThe Kneeling, Hobbling, Kneeling Down
PositionJuzʼ 25
No. of verses37
No. of Rukus4
No. of words488
No. of letters2014
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Page from the Qur'an manuscript with the verses 9 - 13 of the surah Al-Jathiyah. Commissioned by Timur (1370 - 1405) and copied by calligrapher Umar Aqta this manuscript was one of the largest Qur'ans ever made. With their original borders, each folio would have measured about 2.25 × 1.5 m. Muhaqqaq script, 177 × 101 cm. Art and History Collection, on loan in Arthur M. Sackler Gallery[1]

The Kneeling,[2] (Arabic: الجاثية, al-jāthiyah; meaning: "Upon Their Knees",[3] "Crouching") is the 45th chapter (surah) of the Qur'an with 37 verses (ayat). It is a Meccan chapter, believed revealed according to the Islamic tradition during the Meccan phase of Muhammad's prophethood. This is one of the seven chapters in the Qur'an that start with the Muqattaʿat Hāʼ Mīm. It contains discussions of "signs of God" for humankind to reflect on, and describes punishments for those who deny God despite the signs. It also contains the only Quranic verse mentioning sharia, a term which Muslims later use to refer to the Islamic law.

  1. ^ The Art of the Qur'an, p. 223.
  2. ^ George Sale translation
  3. ^ Lumbard, Joseph (April 2015). 45, Upon Their Knees, al-Jāthiyah, The Study Quran. San Francisco: HarperOne.