Sujud

World Religion
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Arabic term for prostration in prayer, identical in meaning to Sajda, emphasizing physical and spiritual submission to God.

Detailed Definition
Sujud is both ritual act and state of being—the ultimate expression of Tawhid in motion. In poetry, sujud appears as the body’s poetry: limbs tracing devotion on earth, forehead meeting ground in silent confession. Poets use it to show that worship isn’t just words but posture—the entire self bent in awe before the Infinite.
Example
Example in poetry:
Note: “Sujud” is synonymous with “Sajda” (ID 17895); examples are consistent in spirit: A prostration poem: “Sujud is the soul’s full stop—where ‘I’ meets Infinite”; In a modern verse, “In sujud, my forehead kisses earth—and I remember I’m dust, and divine”; A minimalist lyric: “Sujud: peak of humility”; A refugee’s reflection: “On concrete, in rain—I make sujud—and feel Mecca’s warmth.”
Additional Notes
Sujud (also Sajda) is the act of prostration during Islamic prayers (Salah), where the worshipper's forehead, nose, hands, knees, and toes touch the ground. It is the ultimate physical expression of submission, humility, and devotion to God. The position signifies the believer's lowliness before the divine majesty. For a poet, Sujud is a powerful symbol of surrender, the effacement of the ego, and the intimate closeness to God achieved through complete obedience.
Also Known As
Sajdah Prostration
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