Muslim & Christian Discussion ForumQuran proves the Jesus of the Bible is superior to MuhammadOne major problem with Muslims is they limit words like "worship" to apply only to God. Great men including kings are "worshipped" by men. WORSHIP
1. Terms: The principal Old Testament word is shachah, "depress," "bow down," "prostrate" (Hithpael), as in Exodus 4:31, "bowed their heads and worshipped"; so in 94 other places. The context determines more or less clearly whether the physical act or the volitional and emotional idea is intended. The word is applied to acts of reverence to human superiors as well as supernatural. the Revised Version (British and American) renders it according to its physical aspect, as indicated by the context, "bowed himself down" (the King James Version "worshipped," Genesis 24:52; compare 23:7; 27:29, etc.).
Other words are: caghadh, "prostrate," occurring in Isaiah 44:15,17,19; 46:6, but rendered (English Versions of the Bible) "fall down." In Daniel 2:46; 3:5-7,10,15,18,28, it (Aramaic ceghidh) is "worship" (English Versions of the Bible), 7 times associated with "falling down" and 5 times with "serve." `abhadh, "work," "labor," "serve," is rendered "worship" by English Versions of the Bible in 2 nd Kings 10:19,21 ff: "the worshippers (servants) of Baal." In Isaiah 19:21 the Revised Version (British and American) has "worship with sacrifice and oblation" (the King James Version "do sacrifice"). Isaiah 19:23 the King James Version has "served," the Revised Version (British and American) "worship." `atsabh, "carve," "fabricate," "fashion," is once given "worship," i.e. "make (an object of) worship" (Jeremiah 44:19, the American Revised Version margin "portray").
The Old Testament idea is therefore the reverential attitude of mind or body or both, combined with the more generic notions of religions adoration, obedience, service.
(from International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Electronic Database Copyright (c)1996 by Biblesoft)
Now ammuslim, I quoted a Sura that tells the People of the Book to believe what was revealed to us, and what was revealed to us is that Jesus is God's last messenger, which precludes Muhammad being anything but a false prophet. Muhammad's ignorance of the Bible laid the foundation for refuting the Qur'an. This ignorance is plain proof that Muhammad's Allah is a figment of his imagination and therefore any authority Muhammad claimed for himself is a myth and a Satanic lie.
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