Do Salafis take literal meaning of the Quran?

This doesn't mean anything....I have never heard of this book. Allah is malik' kul (Lord of everything) and being the Lord He has the liberty to manifest in any form.

You are trying to prove His form by one of his manifestation. He also appeared to Moses as pure light.

P.S. If this is a shia book, why do you assume that I will take it at its face value.