1) We prostrate ourselves on the ground by saying Our lord is great. 2) We prostrate

[farhankhan2007]

Could someone please let me know if these senetences are grammatically correct?.

1) We prostrate ourselves on the ground by saying Our lord is great.
2) We prostrate on the ground by saying our lord is great.

Thanks in advance

 

[GoesStation]

They aren't. They say that saying "our lord is great" causes you to lie on the ground. Replace "by" with a comma and they'll be OK.

 

[farhankhan2007]

I dont mean to say that saying our lord is great causing them to go in to prostration, I mean they say this and go in to prostration.
Can I put it this way, "We say our lord is great and go into prostration".

 

[YAMATO2201]

Replace "by" with a comma and they'll be OK.

Could you please explain to me why the sentence "We prostrate on the ground, saying our lord is great." is correct?

I think that the verb "prostrate" is transitive.

 

[konungursvia]

Frankly it looks like a translation. Translating from French, en s'agenouillant, or en + gérondif in general, French people have difficulty choosing between "by" (causative) and "while" (simultaneity without causality). It reminds me of Islam, "Allah huwa akhbar" (الله أكبر) or "God he [is] great), which people often say in that religion, and they generally pray by prostrating themselves, unlike Jews and Christians, who are generally almost erect.