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Moses and Aaron prostrated at the tent of meeting

In short

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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Sources

The Holy Qur'an · The Bible (NIV / KJV) · Common Ground collection

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