{"id":117590,"date":"2025-01-26T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=117590"},"modified":"2025-01-26T12:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T09:00:49","slug":"grand-ayatollah-shirazi-discusses-mandatory-recommended-sujood-prostration-vs-ruku-bowing-in-daily-scholarly-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/grand-ayatollah-shirazi\/117590-grand-ayatollah-shirazi-discusses-mandatory-recommended-sujood-prostration-vs-ruku-bowing-in-daily-scholarly-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Ayatollah Shirazi Discusses Mandatory, Recommended Sujood (prostration) VS. Ruku\u2019 (bowing) in Daily Scholarly Session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another daily scientific session was led by Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi on Sunday, the 18th of Rajab, at his honourable residence. During this session, the Supreme Marja addressed various jurisprudential questions posed by attendees, similar to previous meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grand Ayatollah Shirazi highlighted verse 43 of Surah Al-Baqarah, stating that Ruku\u2019 (bowing) in prayer signifies humility, while Sujood (prostration) represents a greater level of submission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His Eminence further noted that the Holy Quran and the traditions of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) emphasize both mandatory and recommended prostrations, but there are no verses or traditions concerning bowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, he stressed that some Sunni scholars have developed bowing practices for certain Quranic verses that are not referenced in the teachings of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another daily scientific session was led by Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi on Sunday, the 18th of Rajab, at his honourable residence. 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