Sujud, or sajdah, also known as sijda, sejda or shejda, in Islam is the act of low bowing or prostration to God facing the qiblah. It is usually done in standardized prayers. The position involves kne
In Islam, Sujud (prostrations) occupy a quintessential position in the five obligatory daily formal prayers.
A Muslim prayer in Sujud, Grand Mosque of Nishapur, Khorasan, Iran.
A turbah, or mohr, also known as khāk-e shefā, sejde gāh or prayer stone, is a small piece of soil or clay, often a clay tablet, used during salah to symbolize Earth. The use of a turbah is recommende
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays with a turbah in 2018
A Turbah Karbala, made from soil around Husayn ibn Ali's grave.
A collection of turbahs at the Blue Mosque in Yerevan