Prayer and worship and ablution in the Bible 1- Put of your shoes: Draw Not Nigh Hitter; Put off they shoes from off thy feet. For the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. [Exodus 3:5] and we Muslims take off our shoes before entering the Masjid of at any other holy places. 2 - Doing Ablution (Wudu): And Moses and Aaron and His Sons washes. Their hands and their feet thereat;when they went into the tent of the congregation they washed as the Lord commanded Moses. and we Muslims still fulfilling another biblical command. 3 - Prostrate (doing Sajood - Sajdah): And Abraham fell on his face.... [Genesis 17:3] , And they (Moses and Aaron) feel upon their faces... [Numbers 20:6] , And Joshua fell on his face to the earth. And put his face between his knees. [1 King 18:42] , And he (Jesus) went a little firther and fell on his face and Prayerd....[Mathew 26:39]. and we Muslims do Prostrate (sajdah) while apprearing in front of true Lord (Almighty Allah) but still the others are ashamed to do so / unaware of the message in their own books. Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.” – James 4:10 Some Christians may find the Muslim method of prayer odd…but if they were to pray as described in the Bible then they would find themselves praying much like Muslims…for example: ABLUTION: “Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped…” (2 Samuel 12:20) “So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.” (Exodus 30:21) “And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet…” (Exodus 40:31) RAISING OF THE HANDS: “Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.” (Psalms 63:4) ALLAHU AKBAR: “Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise…” (Psalms 48:1) PROSTRATION: “And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him…” (Genesis 17:3) “…and they (Moses and Aaron) fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.” (Numbers 20:6) “And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.” (Joshua 7:6) “…they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD…” (2 Chronicles 7:3) “…and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.” (Nehemiah 8:6) “And he (Jesus) went a little farther and fell on his face, and prayed…” (Matthew 26:39) “And when the disciples heard it,they fell on their faces…” (Matthew 17:6) “…and he (Elijah) cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees…” (1 Kings 18:42) “…and (all the angels) fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God…” (Revelations 7:11) “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.” (Psalms 95:6) “…all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.” (Psalms 22:29) “…And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.” (Judges 13:20) “And when all the people saw it,they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, He is the God; the LORD, He is the God.” (1 Kings 18:39) “I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD!” (Ezekiel 9:8) “David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times…” (1 Samuel 20:41) “And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship…” (Joshua 5:14) “And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth…” (Genesis 24:52) The Islamic Rituals of Worship are all supported in the Bible: The Islamic Fasting, Prostrating to GOD Almighty in Worship, Doing Pilgrimage are all pillars of the Original Faith, and each one of them is supported in the Bibles Scriptures, and also outside of the Bibles Scriptures. • See Psalm 138:2 “I will bow to you in the direction of your Holy Temple.”, • Genesis 28:16-18. • Judges 20:18. • 1 Chronicles 6:47-49. • Numbers 24:3-5. • Deuteronomy 9:17-19. • Deuteronomy 9:25. • 1 Kings 18:39. • Matthew 26:39 (Jeusus worshiped the Muslims’ way). • Genesis 47:9. • Psalm 119:54. • Nehemiah 9:1. • Esther 4:3. • Psalm 35:13. • Psalm 69:10. • Daniel 6:18. • Matthew 15:32. • The Bibles fasting is not eating and drinking: Luke5:33 They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.” Tawaaf (circumambulation) exist in the Old Scriptures Let us look at the following verses from the Bible: Joshua 6:14-16 14 So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days. 15 On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. 16 The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city! It is unknown why the Jews circled or circumambulated Jerusalem seven times. The number 7 is unknown. Its just there in the Scriptures. If anything, this proves that there is a lot more from rituals and Commands, in the Bible, that are missing today. This is just one example. Muslim Prayer in the Bible (And God said to Moses), Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.-(EXODUS 3:5, also ACTS 7:33). ...but before entering the mosque, they make ablution, washing their faces, hands and feet... O you who believe! When you rise up to prayer, wash your faces and your hands as far as the elbows, and wipe your heads, and wash your feet to the ankles.-(HOLY QURAN 5:7) And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat; when they went into tent of the congregation they washed as the Lord commanded Moses.-(EXODUS 40:31-32). Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple...-(ACTS 21:26). ...and in the mosque, the faithful face that Great Mosque in Mecca, whether in prayer, or reciting, or seeking the blessings of God in unison with the faithful from all over the world... So turn thy face toward the Sacred Mosque, and (O Muslims), wheresoever ye may be, turn your faces toward it.-(HOLY QURAN 2:144). Now when Daniel...went into his house; and his window being open in his chamber towards Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.-(DANIEL 6:10). ...the house is a place of peace and serenity, without images or idols of worship, and simple, with a carpet on which to stand or sit, and meditate. God forgiveth not (the sin of) joining other gods with Him;...one who joins other gods with God, hath strayed far, far away (from the Right).-(HOLY QURAN 4:116). I am the Lord thy God...Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them nor serve them.-(THE FIRST COMMANDMENT, EXODUS 20:2-5). ...and when the time of prayer is come, the faithful stand and bow before God, and make obeisance to Him, by touching the ground before them with their foreheads... They do blaspheme who say: God is Christ, the son of Mary. But said Christ: O Children of Israel! Worship God, my Lord and your Lord.-(HOLY QURAN 5:75). They do blaspheme who say: God is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god except One God.-(HOLY QURAN 5:76). And, behold, one came and said unto him (Jesus), Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but One, that is God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the Commandments.-(MATTHEW 19:16-17). O you who believe! Bow down and prostrate yourselves and serve your Lord, and do good that you may prosper.-(HOLY QURAN 22:77). 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). ...and invariably, the faithful spreads out his hands to God, asking forgiveness, seeking His blessings, beseeching His protection for mankind... Our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and defend us from the torment of the Fire.-(HOLY QURAN 2:201) ...when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.-(1 KINGS 8:54). And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that Thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that Thou hast sent me.-(JOHN 11:41-42). ...and on Fridays, before the prayer immediately after noon, the imam climbs up the pulpit to preach a sermon that the faithful may listen and heed the words of God, and so shall it be, forever. When the call is sounded for prayer on Fridays, hasten to the remembrance of God...but when the prayer is ended, disperse abroad in the land and seek of God´s grace and remember God, that you may be successful.-(HOLY QURAN 62:9-10).
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:48:00 +0000
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