For many, kneeling feels romantic; however...Is Kneeling To Propose Our Culture? He says kneeling is a Western culture and that is symbolic because if you kneel before a woman to propose, you are acknowledging her superiority. In Islam, kneeling to a woman specifically is discouraged, since Allah made men guardians over women (Qur’an 2:228). In Christianity, kneeling is symbolic because worshippers kneel in prayer as an act of humility before God. If we remove the cultural and religious angles and just want to focus on love and romance, kneeling communicates humility, respect, and submission.