Sujood

Sujūd (Arabic: سُجود), or sajdah (سجدة) is the act of low bowing or prostration to Allah (God) facing the qiblah (direction of the Kaaba at Mecca).

It is usually done in standardized prayers (salah). The position involves kneeling and bowing till one touches the ground with 7 bones (points): the forehead & nose, two hands, two knees and two sets of toes.

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