{"id":90335,"date":"2026-03-09T11:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/?p=90335"},"modified":"2026-05-12T13:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:58:46","slug":"jesus-prayed-like-a-muslim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/09\/jesus-prayed-like-a-muslim\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus prayed like a Muslim?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Muslim-Prayer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Muslim-Prayer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Muslim-Prayer.jpg 959w, https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Muslim-Prayer-225x300.jpg 225w, 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beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying,\u201cMy FATHER&#8230;\u201d&#8211; Matthew 26:39 Are Muslims *really* allowed to pray like this? \u201cThere is NONE in the heavens and the earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a SLAVE&#8230;&#8221;Qur&#8217;an 19:93\u201395 Jesus also prayed looking towards Heaven: \u201cWhen Jesus had spoken these words, 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