وَآيَاتُهَا أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ آيَةً
• The Count: According to the authoritative Hanafi position, there are exactly fourteen (14) prostration verses in the entire Quran.
• The Locations: These verses are located in the following chapters:
◦ Al-A'raf, Al-Ra'd, Al-Nahl, Al-Isra', Maryam, Al-Hajj (first prostration), Al-Furqan, Al-Naml, Al-Sajdah, Sad, Fussilat, Al-Najm, Al-Inshiqaq, and Al-Alaq.
• The Hajj Exception: The second prostration located at the end of Surah al-Hajj is not classified as a prostration of recitation in the Hanafi school. It is treated as an emphasized command to perform the standard prostration of worship inside prayer; thus, the total count remains fourteen.
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The Fourteen Prostration Verses
Prostration of Recitation and Prostration of Gratitude
وَآيَاتُهَا أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ آيَةً
• The Count: According to the authoritative Hanafi position, there are exactly fourteen (14) prostration verses in the entire Quran.
• The Locations: These verses are located in the following chapters:
◦ Al-A'raf, Al-Ra'd, Al-Nahl, Al-Isra', Maryam, Al-Hajj (first prostration), Al-Furqan, Al-Naml, Al-Sajdah, Sad, Fussilat, Al-Najm, Al-Inshiqaq, and Al-Alaq.
• The Hajj Exception: The second prostration located at the end of Surah al-Hajj is not classified as a prostration of recitation in the Hanafi school. It is treated as an emphasized command to perform the standard prostration of worship inside prayer; thus, the total count remains fourteen.