Why the dashes above the two words "walillahi yasjudu"?

Question

What do the horizontal lines above the words "walillahi yasjudu" mean?

Answer 1

Some verses in the Quran when recited require sajda/prostration called
Sujud-Tilawa/Sajda tilawat (prostration of recitation), the indication of this is ۩ or at the left/right side of the page, parallel to the verse ساجدة/سجدة is written. There is difference of opinion on whether it is wajib (essential) or mustahab (better).

These Sujud-Tilawa occur in these verses of the Quran:

• Surah Al A’Raf (7) Ayat 206
• Surah Al Ra’d (13) Ayat 15
• Surah Al Nahl (16) Ayat 50
• Surah Bani Israil (17) Ayat 109
• Surah Maryum (19) Ayat 58
• Surah Al Haj (22) Ayat 18
• Surah Al Haj (22) Ayat 77 (Shafi)
• Surah Al Farqan (25) Ayat 60
• Surah Al Naml (27) Ayat 26
• Surah As Sajdah (32) Ayat 15
• Surah Sa’d (38) Ayat 24 (Hanafi)
• Surah Hamim Sajdah (41) Ayat 38
• Surah Al Najam (53) Ayat 62
• Surah Inshiqaq (84) Ayat 21
• Surah Al Alaq (96) Ayat 19

The dashes above/below some words of verses indicate the reason of sajda-tilawat.

You can see all these dashes by searching ۩ in quran.com.

Reasons of Sujud-Tilawa

• Disbelievers didn't prostate to Allah, so the believers prostate to Allah.
• The rightious and noble servants prostated to Allah, so the believers also prostate to Allah.
• Everything willingly/unwillingly prostates to Allah.
• Believers prostate to Allah, when Allah commanded(s) not to worship sun/moon.
• Allah commands believers/Muhammad (saw) to prostate.
• Some one worshiped/worships false deity(s) of Islam instead of Allah, so believers prostate to Allah.

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