Does prostrating to Christ (peace be upon him) make him a god?

 

In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful

Praise be to God and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of God.

And after that,,,,


it is mentioned in the Book of Matthew that the Magi who came from the East and knew from the stars about the birth of Christ - peace be upon him - went to him, and when they saw him in Bethlehem in the cradle, they believed in him and worshiped him: “ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying , “Where is he who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him . ” It is also mentioned in the Book of Luke that Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James worshiped Christ - peace be upon him -: “ 9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them and said, ‘ Peace be upon you.’ And they came near and took hold of his feet and worshiped him . ” It is also mentioned in the Book of Luke that the disciples of Christ - peace be upon him - worshiped him: “ 50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifted up his hands and blessed them . 51 And while he blessed them, he departed from them .” And he ascended into heaven . 52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy . ” And it was also mentioned in the Book of John that the blind man whom Christ healed - peace be upon him - worshipped him: “ 36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him ? 37 And Jesus said to him, I have seen him, and he who speaks with you is he . 38 And he said, Lord, I believe, and he worshipped him . ” Thus, the Christians claimed that this is clear evidence of the divinity of Christ - peace be upon him - because worship is only for God alone. Had Christ - peace be upon him - not been truly God, he would not have accepted his disciples’ worship of him.

But did the one who said this read the Holy Book? Of course, the one who reads will find in many places mention of humans’ worship of the prophets, and sometimes the prophet’s worship of another prophet, and even sometimes the prophets’ worship of humans, which confirms that in the Holy Book’s tradition, worship is not considered a special form of worship to God. It may be worship or it may be mere submission and respect to the one being worshipped. Here is the evidence from the Holy Book itself.

In the Book of Genesis, Jacob , peace be upon him , and his wives and children bowed down to Esau when they met him: “ 3 And he passed on before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother . 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him, and they wept. 5 Then he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children, and said, What are these with you? And he said, The children whom God has graciously bestowed upon your servant . 6 And the two maids came near, they and their children, and bowed themselves . 7 Then Leah also came near, and bowed themselves. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and bowed themselves ."And in the same book, Joseph's brothers - peace be upon him - prostrated themselves before him: " 6 Now Joseph was the ruler over the land, and he was the seller to all the people of the land. So Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground . " " 26 And when Joseph came into the house, they brought him the present that was in their hands into the house, and bowed themselves before him to the ground . " It also says that Joseph - peace be upon him - prostrated himself before his father: " 12 Then Joseph took them out from between his knees, and bowed himself before him with his face to the ground ." It is stated in the Book of Exodus that Moses - peace be upon him - went out to meet his father- in-law and bowed himself and kissed him: " 7 So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed himself and kissed him. And each one asked his companion how he did. Then they went into the tent ." And in the First Book of Samuel, David - peace be upon him - said: " 8 And David arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, O my lord the king! And when Saul looked behind him, David fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself . 23 And when Abigail saw David , she hastened and got down from the donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground. 24 And she fell at his feet, and said, “On me, my lord, is this sin? Let your handmaid speak in your ears, and hear the words of your handmaid .” 24 And in the First Book of Kings: 16 Then Bathsheba bowed herself and bowed herself to the king. And the king said, “What is the matter with you ? ” 25 And in the Second Book of Kings: 17 And while she yet talked with the king, behold, Nathan the prophet came in . 26 And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet! And he came in before the king, and bowed himself to the king with his face to the ground . ” 27 And in the Second Book of Kings, it is said that the sons of the prophets bowed themselves to the prophet Elijah when the miracle appeared from him: 18 And when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests upon Elisha.” So they came to meet him, and he bowed himself to him to the ground . "

It is natural that we find that whoever believes in what came in the Old Testament must understand that the prostration mentioned in the New Testament is derived from the same understanding that came previously, and we know that Christ - peace be upon him - came to the children of Israel to preach and no one can deny that, so why do Christians accept prostration in the Old Testament as not being worship and reject it in the New Testament? It is only narrow understanding and meaningless fanaticism.

This is all praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds.

 

(1) In the Book of Genesis [23:7] it says: “ And Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, before the children of Heth .” In paragraph 12 of the same chapter we find the following: “ And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land .”
(2) In the Book of Genesis [33:3-7] it says: Jacob bowed down with his wives and children to Esau when they met him.
(3) In the Book of Genesis also [42:6], [43:26, 28] it says: Joseph’s brothers bowed down to him.
(4) In the Book of Genesis also [48:12] it says: Joseph bowed down before his father.
(5) In the Book of Exodus [18:7] it says: Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him.
(6) And in the Book of First Samuel [24:8, 9]: That David: ((called after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David fell on his face to the ground and bowed himself.))
(7) And in the Book of First Samuel also [25:23, 24], the text of which is: ((And when Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey and fell before David on her face and bowed herself to the ground and fell on his sandals and said, “On me, my lord, this is the fault; let your handmaid speak…”))
(8) And in the Book of First Kings [1:16]: ((So she boasted about Bathsheba and bowed herself to King David .))
(9) And in the First Book of Kings also [1:22, 23], the text of which is: ((And while she was talking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived. And they told the king (David), saying, Here is Nathan the prophet. And he came in before the king (David) and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground))