Comparative Theology · Common Ground
Moses and Aaron prostrated at the tent of meeting
In short
- 1.Numbers 20:6 records Moses and Aaron facedown.
- 2.The prophets' worship is bodily, not only verbal.
- 3.This is common ground you can demonstrate.
The claim being examined
Numbers describes Moses and Aaron falling facedown before God.
The Islamic position
The same posture, and the same God, are found in Islamic prayer.
Analysis
Prostration in the Torah accompanies moments of direct divine address, exactly as sujud does in Islamic devotion.
From the Qur'an
Qur'an 7:206
And to Him they prostrate.
From the Bible
Numbers 20:6
Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the tent of meeting and fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.
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