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  1. Westerners reserve worship/prostration for G-d & merely respect/salute human beings, because of prohibitions against idolatry. But, Asians often use the same word for both worship & respect (eg, vaengdima වැඳීම in Sinhala), & bow to the ground before both G-d(s) & humans.

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  2. He who bows in prostration before Allah does not bow before anyone else.

    اللہ پاک کے آگے سجدے میں جھکنے والا کسی اور کے آگے نہیں جھکتا

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  3. #prostration : the act of falling down, or of bowing in humility or adoration

    - French: prostration

    - Portuguese: prostração

    - Spanish: postración

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