Prayer Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Baptism=== {{Main|John the Baptist}} Baptists (not to be confused with the Protestant Christian denomination of Baptists) and their prayers play a special role in Christianity, and represent the more theologic and rational approach to Christian praying. [[John the Baptist]] was a scholar of the original [[Old Testament|Hebrew scroll]]s and was likely exposed to [[hellenistic philosophy]]. Baptism is a Hebraic rite of purification that preceded John the Baptist. He is a subject mentioned in the [[Koran]] and is thus accepted in [[Islam]] and [[Orthodox religion]]s. Modern baptists also practice social representation (e.g. work, or altruistic activities) as a form of prayer. In essence, it can be said that Baptists are socialized Christians that themselves accept the [[Koran]] and the practice of Muslim prayers. Islam has preserved the tradition of baptizing in the form of ablution and ritual [[Ghusl]] for purification purposes.<ref>Souter A. (1919). [https://www.logos.com/product/41602/tertullians-treatises-concerning-prayer-concerning-baptism Tertullian’s Treatises: Concerning Prayer, Concerning Baptism] ''SPCK; Macmillan Co''. Retrieved 9 April 2023.</ref><ref>Muzammil H. Siddiqi (20 December 2022) [https://aboutislam.net/counseling/ask-the-scholar/muslim-creed/how-does-islam-view-baptism/ "How Does Islam View Baptism?"] ''aboutislam.net''. Accessed 9 April 2023.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page