Sujd

Sujd is a term that may refer to several different concepts, depending on language and context. The most common reference is to the transliteration of the Arabic sujūd, the act of prostration in Islamic prayer. In the Muslim ritual known as salah, sujūd is performed by placing the forehead, nose, palms, knees, and toes on the ground, signifying submission to God. Spelling varies; sujūd, sujood, sujud, and sujud are common, while the form sujd appears in some transliteration schemes that omit diacritics.

In linguistic and transliteration contexts, sujd may arise when Arabic terms are adapted into languages that do not mark vowel length or diacritics consistently. The exact spelling can reflect the publisher’s transliteration system or the target language’s orthography.

As an acronym, SUJD is used by different organizations to denote different phrases; there is no single universally recognized expansion. Interpretation depends on the issuing body or document.

Because the term lacks a single canonical sense, it is important to rely on context to determine which meaning is intended. If you had a specific usage in mind—religious, linguistic, organizational, or otherwise—more information would help refine the article.