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Surprisingly, early Muslims adopted this practice from Eastern Christians. The earliest Christians prayed standing, but kneeling or prostration became increasingly common in the early centuries, especially for penitential prayers. Sinners approached God in the manner of a poor mortal ebased before a king or emperor. Originally, Muslims saw prostration as eccentric Christian behaviour, exactly as many modern Christians are puzzled by Muslim styles of prayer, but in time copied the Christian practice.

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