The Prophets Prayer

How did the Prophets pray to God?

How did the prophets Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus pray and worship God? The Bible accounts accurately describe how the Muslims pray to God today. How do Muslims pray?

How Prophets Prayed
1. Jesus took off his shoes And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. [EXODUS 3:5]
2. Moses and Aaron washed their hands and feet And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat: When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses [EXODUS 40:31-32]
3. Jesus stood to pray And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. [MARK 11:25]
4. Jesus kneeled and prayed And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed [LUKE 22:41]
5. Jesus fell on his face to pray And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. [MATTHEW 26:39]
6. Jesus's disciples fell on their face to pray And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. [MATTHEW 17:6]
7. Abraham fell on his face And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, [GENESIS 17:3] Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? [GENESIS 17:17]
8. Moses bowed his head in prayer And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. [EXODUS 34:8]
9. Moses and Aaron fell upon their faces in prayer And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto them. [NUMBERS 20:6] And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? [NUMBERS 16:20-22]
10. Ezra and his people worshipped with their faces to the ground And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground. [NEHEMIAH 8:6]
11. Joshua fell on his face in prayer And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant? Warning: Use of undefined constant Joshua - assumed 'Joshua' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/u492253284/domains/muslimprophets.com/public_html/html-articles/21-the-prophets-prayer.php on line 57 [JOSHUA 5:14]
12. Judah fell worshipping the Lord And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord. [2CHRONICLES 20:18]
13. Ezekiel fell on his face And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? Warning: Use of undefined constant Ezekiel - assumed 'Ezekiel' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/u492253284/domains/muslimprophets.com/public_html/html-articles/21-the-prophets-prayer.php on line 64 [EZEKIEL 9:8] And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel? Warning: Use of undefined constant Ezekiel - assumed 'Ezekiel' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/u492253284/domains/muslimprophets.com/public_html/html-articles/21-the-prophets-prayer.php on line 66 [EZEKIEL 11:13]

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Say, We believe in God and what was sent down to us, and what was sent down to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, and what was given to Moses, Jesus and all the Prophets by their Lord
Quran 2:136

Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me
John 14:6

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I
John 14:28

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord
Deuteronomy 6:4

The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves, and for the cattle (also) mates. By this means He creates you (in the wombs)
Quran 42:11

O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides Allah
Quran 3:64

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me
John 5:30

Indeed, We have revealed to you, (O Muhammad), as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him. And we revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the book (of Psalms)
Quran 4:163

Blessed be He Who has placed in the heaven big stars, and has placed therein a great lamp (sun), and a moon giving light. And He it is Who has put the night and the day in succession
Quran 25:61

He (Jesus) Himself stood in their midst and said to them, Peace be to you
Luke 24:36

O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of God. Indeed, God forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful
Quran 39: 53

Indeed, man is in loss, except those who have faith and do righteous deeds, and advise one another to truth and patience
Quran 103:1-3

The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord
Mark 12:29

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God
John 20:17

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Matthew 27:46

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
John 13:16

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind
Matthew 22:37

By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
John 5:30

Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
John 5:19

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 7:21

Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me
Isaiah 49:9

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The Prophets Prayer

How did the Prophets pray to God?

1. Jesus took off his shoes

2. Moses and Aaron washed their hands and feet

3. Jesus stood to pray

4. Jesus kneeled and prayed

5. Jesus fell on his face to pray

6. Jesus's disciples fell on their face to pray

7. Abraham fell on his face

8. Moses bowed his head in prayer

9. Moses and Aaron fell upon their faces in prayer

10. Ezra and his people worshipped with their faces to the ground

11. Joshua fell on his face in prayer

12. Judah fell worshipping the Lord

13. Ezekiel fell on his face

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