The Kneeling,[2] (Arabic: الجاثية, al-jāthiyah; meaning: "Upon Their Knees",[3] "Crouching") is the 45th chapter (surah) of the Qur'an with 37 verses (ayat).

It also contains the only Quranic verse mentioning sharia, a term which Muslims later use to refer to the Islamic law.

[6][8] Verse 16 talks about the Children of Israel, whom it says were sent with the Book (Torah) and multiple prophets, and were "favored above the world".

[13] The remaining verses (20–37) contain Quranic descriptions of the Judgment Day and the fate of those who deny the signs of God, i.e. the nonbelievers.

[6] The Quranic commentator Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 1200) believes the chapter was revealed immediately after the revelation of Ad-Dukhan.