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? asked in Society & CultureHolidaysRamadan · 6 years ago

Why do Muslims bow down to the Black Stone idol daily when prohibited by God in the Bible? (Leviticus 26:1, Deteronomy 7:5, 12:3, 16:22)?

Update:

Sorry, Many Muslim teachers twisted the meaning to defend this pagan worship way, but they still failed ... because in fact, the phrases "bow down to and around the stone" or "bow down in 'the direction' of the stone " have the SAME/SIMILAR meaning in literal and context... that YHWH in the Bible prohibited. IF ALLAH in Quran contradicted YHWH, then WHO is ALLAH in QURAN?

Update 2:

YHWH in the Bible clearly mentioned to the "ACTION" in worship way with the phrases "Bow down... to/ around/ toward the sacred stone" with the same meaning .... regardless of worship/respect/ veneration. Big difference!

Update 3:

After the Ark of Covenant disappeared and God salvation came, Jesus in the Bible did not set up any law (Like Islamic law) requiring to bow down to any physical direction in daily worship (John 4:21-24)

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  • 6 years ago
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    The issue in Islam is ... the Islamic founders did NOT read and understand YHWH and JESUS the Bible, the God nature and salvation in the Bible.

    The Islamic rulers also dared to invent the "recitation" way for One Allah (called as God) in Quran like the similar recitation style popularly used in pagan ways, such as demon or death calling practices in many Asian countries...

    Note that Unlike Mohammed, NO previous Biblical prophets utilized the pagan recitation way and taught to bow down around a stone in the desert for a funny worship.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    We don't bow down to the stone but the direction of the stone Kabaa. Before this the direction was Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    6 years ago

    Illiterate people in many countries and people who spoke many different languages and dialects in ancient times needed to know the Gospel of jesus Christ. So how do you speak to people in other nations and cultures, of other languages and dialects foreign to your own?

    Such people received knowledge about the life of Jesus Christ and what He taught through paintings and statues. Without such paintings and statues the illiterate people of those times would not have known that GOD in Jesus Christ was born of a woman, lived, died by crucifixion for their sins, and Resurrected from the dead. And they would never have known the stories of the miracles of Jesus feeding a massive crowd of 5,000 people from a few loaves and fish. Or the story of the adulterous woman who Jesus saved.

    Muhammad himself was illiterate. I believe he saw what a threat Christian Bible stories in paintings and statues were to his newly invented religion so he banned them as well as inspirational Christian music out of his own fear.

    But what is the story a black rock tells to its followers except some kind of 'power' it has that people KISS it?

  • 6 years ago

    Imitating Mohammed.

  • 6 years ago

    muslims do NOT bow down to anything on earth or anywhere.. We only bow to Allah and he is NOT represented in any idol or statue or anything here on earth..

    that photo is a fake made up photo you posted..

  • 6 years ago

    It is not an idol. It is a symbol within Islam. Is it considered idolatry when a Christian kneels before the Cross, or a portrait of the Virgin Mary?

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Why do Christians bow down to statues themselves? Like the cross or the statue of Jesus? It's forbidden in Christianity to draw or make statues

    Of prophets

    And LOL how pathetic, seriously a photo shopped picture? Smh kids these days.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    It is the Islamic faith and requirement from Mohammed in daily worship!

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  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    It's modern day Paganism.

  • 6 years ago

    Allah orders us to do so.

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