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Old 06-03-2008, 10:32 AM
 
Location: egypt
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A(before entering the mosque)

And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat; when they went into tent of the conregation they washed as the Lord commanded Moses."-(EXODUS 40:31-32)

B(PRAYER THE MUSLIMS)

And he (Jesus) went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed..."-(MATTHEW 26:39).

And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship..."-(JOSHUA 5:14).

And he (Elijah) cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees."-(1 KINGS 18:42).

And they (Moses and Aaron) fell upon their faces..."-(NUMBERS 20:6).
And Abraham fell on his face..."-(GENESIS 17:3).

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Old 06-03-2008, 10:48 AM
 
Location: The Netherlands
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My 'prayers' are my actions.
They rarely involve bowing to the ground.
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Old 06-05-2008, 06:05 AM
 
Location: egypt
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My 'prayers' are my actions.
They rarely involve bowing to the ground.
i agree with you
but i can see that the muslims are the only people whom worships thier God with bowing to the ground , as prophets did

even Jesus (pbuh) bowing to the ground praying to his God
so it makes a sense for muslims when they believe that the relegion of islam is the same relegion of jesus and abraham and all the prophets
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Old 06-05-2008, 06:49 AM
 
Location: The Netherlands
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Originally Posted by elwill
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even Jesus (pbuh) bowing to the ground praying to his God
so it makes a sense for muslims when they believe that the relegion of islam is the same relegion of jesus and abraham and all the prophets
I am only saying that I praise Jesus with my actions and not just my words.
Many people (Christians in particular) don't believe that I am praising Jesus with my words anyway, simply because I often disagree with them as Jesus did with the Jewish Bible scholars.
If others feel the need to bow to the ground I will not stop them, I'm just saying that I do not feel the same need.
Nor would I tell others that they should or should not bow to the ground.
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Old 06-05-2008, 03:53 PM
 
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A penitent man is one who bows before God. Praying on ones knees and bringing yourself to the ground was and is still reverent. Whether they prayed as the photo is irrelevant; you can do it standing up and God still hears.
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Old 06-05-2008, 07:51 PM
 
Location: Florida
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I see nothing wrong, and many Christians could take a page out of their book.

It's easy to say I humble myself before the Lord.

Seems to me prostration is the "rubber hitting the road" so to speak.
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Old 06-06-2008, 10:18 AM
 
Location: PA
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It is not how you pray, but who you pray to.

Moses, Jesus prayed to God, the creator.

Muslims pray to Allah (not God).

I am a Christian and I pray sometime on my knees with my head on the ground. Sometimes I am prostrate on the ground. This does not make me a Muslim.

Your reasoning is faulty.

It is like saying that Christians walk on their feet, sometimes Muslims walk on their feet, so Muslims are sometimes Christians.
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Old 06-06-2008, 12:24 PM
 
Location: egypt
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It is not how you pray, but who you pray to.

Moses, Jesus prayed to God, the creator.

Muslims pray to Allah (not God).
you can translate the arabic word allah to God in english
anyway i agree with , it's whom we worship? , we worship the same God of jesus and apraham with similar practise including washing our hands and our legs before worshipping as mosas and haron (pbut) did

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Your reasoning is faulty.
i just sharing my thoughts , and i said that it makes a sense for muslims.
how my reasoning is fault , anyway ?
if you have defferent openion or different relegion , it dosn't make my reasoning fault
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Old 06-06-2008, 02:45 PM
 
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Matthew 6:6 instructs us to pray in secret, that we be rewarded openly.
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Old 06-06-2008, 09:43 PM
 
Location: Victoria, BC.
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It is not how you pray, but who you pray to.

Moses, Jesus prayed to God, the creator.

Muslims pray to Allah (not God).

I am a Christian and I pray sometime on my knees with my head on the ground. Sometimes I am prostrate on the ground. This does not make me a Muslim.

Your reasoning is faulty.

It is like saying that Christians walk on their feet, sometimes Muslims walk on their feet, so Muslims are sometimes Christians.
This post is insulting...Allah is just as much a god as your god
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