For it may be said that the one who glorifies his Lord—whatever name he uses in that glorification—has indeed glorified the name of his Lord, the Most High; just as, by whatever name he calls upon Him, he has invoked his Lord who possesses the Most Beautiful Names. Allah the Exalted says:

“Say, ‘Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful; whichever you invoke, to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names.’” (17:110)

He also says:

“To Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names, so call upon Him by them.” (7:180)

Thus, when a person supplicates by all of those Most Beautiful Names, or by any one of them, he has called upon the One to whom the Most Beautiful Names belong; and when he glorifies by all of them, or by any single one, he has glorified the One who possesses the Most Beautiful Names. Still, some of the Names may be superior to others—a matter whose full discussion lies elsewhere.

The point relevant here is that the command to prostrate is tied to the recitation of the entire Quran, as the verse indicates. In His statement:

“What is the matter with them that they do not believe? And when the Quran is recited to them, they do not prostrate.” (84:20–21)

the wording encompasses the whole Quran, showing that whoever hears its recitation is instructed to prostrate; and the worshipper has