\nSome\nof the People of the Book stated that his name was Abraham Ibn\nTarikh, Ibn Nahur, Ibn Sarough, Ibn Raghu, Ibn Phaligh, Ibn Aher, Ibn\nShalih, Ibn Arfghshand, Ibn Sam, Ibn Noah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nThey\nsaid that when Tarikh was seventy five years old, he had Abraham,\nNahor (Nohour) and Haran. Haran had a son named Lot. They also said\nthat Abraham was the middle child and that Haran died in the lifetime\nof his father in the land where he was born, the land of the\nChaldeans (Al Kaldanieen), also known as Babylonia. At that time some\npeople worshipped idols of stone and wood; others worshipped the\nplanets, stars, sun and moon; still others worshipped their kings and\nrulers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAbraham\nwas born into that atmosphere, into a typical family of that ancient\ntime. The head of the family was not even an ordinary idolater, but\nwas one who totally rejected Allah and who used to make the idols\nwith his own hands. Some traditions claimed that Abraham’s father\ndied before his birth and he was raised by an uncle whom Abraham\ncalled father. Other traditions said that his father was alive and\nwas named Azer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nInto\nthat family Abraham was born, destined to stand against his own\nfamily, against the entire system of his community. In brief, he\nstood against all kinds of polytheism. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nHe\nwas endowed with spiritual understanding from an early age. Allah\nenlightened his heart and mind gave him wisdom from childhood. Allah\nthe Almighty stated:\nIndeed We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his (portion of) guidance,\nand We were Well Acquainted with him( as to his Belief in the Oneness\nof Allah etc).<\/em>\n(Ch 21:51)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nDuring\nhis early childhood Abraham realized that his father made strange\nstatues. One day, he asked him about what it was he made. His father\nreplied that he made statues of gods. Abraham was astonished and he\nspontaneously rejected the idea. Being a child he played with such\nstatues sitting on their backs as people sit on the backs of donkeys\nand mules. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nOne\nday his father saw him riding the statue of Mardukh and he became\nfurious. He ordered his son not to play with it again. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham\nasked: “What is this statue, father? It has big ears, bigger\nthan ours.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nHis\nfather answered: “It is Mardukh, the god of gods, son! These big\nears show his deep knowledge.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nThis\nmade Abraham laugh, he was only seven years old at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nYears\npassed and Abraham grew. Since his childhood his heart had been full\nof hatred for these idols. He could not understand how a sane person\ncould make a statue and then worship what he had made. He noticed\nthat these idols did not eat, drink or talk and they could not even\nturn themselves right side up if someone turned them upside down.\nHow, then could people believe that such statues could harm or\nbenefit them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham\n‘s people had a big temple full of idols, in the middle of which was\na niche accommodating the biggest gods which was of different kinds,\nqualities and shapes. Abraham, who used to go to the temple with his\nfather when he was a child, greatly despised all that wood and stone.\nWhat surprised him was the way his people behaved when they entered\nthe temple; they bowed and started to cry, begging and imploring\ntheir gods for help as if the idols could hear or understand these\nrequests!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAt\nfirst, such a sight seemed funny to Abraham, but later he began to\nfeel angry. Was it not astonishing that all those people could be\ndeceived? What added to the problem was that his father wanted him to\nbe a priest when he was grown. He wanted nothing more from his son\nthat that he revere those statues, yet Abraham never stopped\ndisplaying his hatred and disdain of them. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nOne\nnight Abraham left his house to go to a mountain. He walked alone in\nthe dark until he chose a cave in the mountain where he sat resting\nhis back against its wall. He looked at the sky. He had hardly seen\nit when he remembered that he was looking at planets and stars which\nwere worshipped by some people on earth. His young heart was filled\nwith tremendous pain. He considered what was beyond the moon, the\nstars and the planets (i.e. Allah) and was astonished that these\ncelestial bodies were worshipped by men when they had been created to\nworship and obey their Creator, appearing and disappearing at His\ncommand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nTherefore\nAbraham, addressed his people who worshipped celestial bodies as\nAlmighty Allah revealed:\nThus did We show Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and the earth\nthat he be one of those who have Faith and certainty. When the night\ncovered him over with darkness he saw a star. He said: “This is\nmy lord.” But when it set, he said: “I like not that those\nwho set.” When he saw the moon rising up he said: “This is\nmy lord.” but when it set he said: “Unless my Lord guides\nme, I shall surely be among the erring people.” When he saw the\nsun rising up he said: “This is my lord, This is greater.”\nBut when it set, he said: “O my people! I am indeed free from\nall that you join as partners in worship with Allah. Verily, I have\nturned my face towards Him Who has created the heavens and the earth\nHanifan (Islamic Monotheism, i.e. worshipping none but Allah Alone)\nand I am not of the Al Mushrikeen (those who worship others besides\nAllah).”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \nHis\npeople disputed with him. He said: “Do you dispute with me\nconcerning Allah while HE has guided me and I fear not those whom you\nassociate with Allah in worship. (Nothing can happen to me) except\nwhen my Lord (Allah) wills something. My Lord comprehends in His\nKnowledge all things. Will you not then remember?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \n“And\nhow should I fear those whom you associate in worship with Allah\n(though they can neither benefit nor harm), while you fear not that\nyou have joined in worship with Allah things for which HE has not\nsent down to you any authority. So which of the two parties has more\nright to be in security? If you but know.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \nIt\nis those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and worship none but\nHim Alone) and confuse not their belief with Zulm (wrong, i.e. by\nworshipping others besides Allah), for them only there is security\nand they are the guided. And that was Our proof which We gave Abraham\nagainst his people. We raise whom We will in degrees. Certainly your\nLord is All Wise, All Knowing.<\/em>\n(Ch 6:75-83 Quran).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nIn\nthat debate, Abraham clarified to his people that these celestial\nbodies do not serve as deities and cannot be worshipped as partners\nwith Allah the Almighty. Indeed these bodies are created things,\nfashioned, controlled, managed and made to serve. They appear\nsometimes and disappear at others, going out of sight from our world.\nHowever, Allah the Almighty does not lose sight of anything, and\nnothing can be hidden from Him. He is without end, everlasting\nwithout disappearance. There is no other deity but Allah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham\nmade clear to them, first that the celestial bodies are unworthy of\nworship and second that they are among the signs of Allah. Almighty\nAllah commanded:\nAnd from among His Signs are the night and the day, and the sun and\nthe moon. Prostrate not to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate to\nAllah Who created them if you really worship Him.<\/em>\n(Ch 41:37)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham’s\nreasoning helped to reveal the truth, and then the conflict between\nhim and his people began for the worshippers of the stars and planets\ndid not stand mute. they began arguing and threatening Abraham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham\nreplied:\n“Do you dispute with me concerning Allah while HE has guided me,\nand I fear not those whom you associate with Allah in worship.\n(Nothing can happen to me except when my Lord (Allah) wills\nsomething. My Lord comprehends in His Knowledge all things. Will you\nnot then remember? How should I fear those whom you associate in\nworship with Allah (though they can neither benefit or harm), while\nyou fear not that you have joined in worship with Allah things for\nwhich He has not sent down to you any authority. SO which of the two\nparties has more rights to be in security? …..if you but know! It\nis those who believe (in the oneness of Allah and worship none but\nHiAlone) and confuse not their belief with Zulm (wrong by worshipping\nothers besides Allah), for them only there is security and they are\nthe guided.” <\/em>(Ch\n6:80-82)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nThe\ncurtains are drawn on the first category of the people, those who\nwere worshipping celestial bodies. the next situation reveals the\nsecond group, those who were practicing idolatry. Allah gave Abraham\n(pbuh) the reasoning he needed the first time and every time he\nargued with his people. Almighty Allah declared:\nAnd that was Our Proof which We gave Abraham against his people. We\nraised whom We will in degrees. Certainly your Lord is All Wise, All\nKnowing. <\/em>(Ch\n6:83)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham\ndid his best to make his people heedful to the belief in the oneness\nof Almighty Allah and to the worship of Him alone. He bade them to\nfirmly renounce the worship of idols. HE said to his father and his\npeople: “What\nare these images, to which you are devoted?” they said: “We\nfound our fathers worshipping them.” He said: “Indeed you\nand your fathers have been in manifest error.” They said: “Have\nyou brought us the truth, or are you one of those who play about?”\nHe said: “Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the\nearth, Who created them and of that I am of the witnesses.” <\/em>(Ch\n21:52-56)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAll\nwas finished between Abraham and his people and the struggle began.\nthe most amazed and furious was his father (or his uncle who had\nraised him), for as it is well known, he not only worshipped idols\nbut sculpted and sold them as well. Abraham felt that it was his duty\nas a good son to advise his father against this evil so that he could\nbe saved from Allah’s punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nBeing\na wise son he did not make his father feel foolish, nor did he openly\nlaugh at his conduct. He told him that he loved him, thereby hoping\nto generate fatherly love. Then he gently asked him why he worshipped\nlifeless idols who could not hear, see or protect him. before his\nfather could become angry he hastily added:\n“O my father! Verily! There has come to me of knowledge that\nwhich came not unto you. So follow me. I will guide you to a Straight\nPath. O my father! Worship not Satan. Verily! Stan has been a rebel\nagainst the Most Beneficent (Allah). O my father! Verily! I fear lest\na torment from the Most Beneficent (Allah) overtake you as that you\nbecome a companion of Satan (in the Hellfire).”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \nHe\n(the father) said: “Do you reject my gods, O Abraham? If you\nstop not this, I will indeed stone you. So get away from me safely\nbefore I punish you.” Abraham said: “Peace be on you! I\nwill ask Forgiveness of my Lord for you. Verily! He is unto me, Ever\nMost Gracious. And I shall turn away from you and from those whom you\ninvoke besides Allah.” <\/em>(Ch\n19:43-48)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nHis\nfather’s harsh treatment did not stop Abraham from delivering the\nmessage of truth. Angry and sad to see people prostate before idols,\nhe was determined to stamp out these practices and went to the town\nto debate with the people knowing full well that he might suffer\nharm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nLike\na wise doctor searching for the cause of a sickness so as to\nprescribe the proper cure, or like a judge who questioned the accused\nsharply so that he mighty detect the truth. Abraham asked them: “Do\nthe idols see you when you prostrate before them? Do they benefit you\nin any way.” They quickly tried to defend their beliefs. They\nargued that they knew the idols were lifeless but that their\nforefathers had worshipped them; to them this was proof enough for\ntheir belief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham\nexplained that their forefathers had been wrong. This angered them\nand they retorted: “Are you condemning our gods and our\nforefathers? Or are you just joking?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham\nshowed no fear as he replied: “I am serious. I come to you with\na true religion. I have been sent with guidance from our Lord Who\nalone is worthy of worship, Who is the Creator of the heavens and the\nearth, and Who regulates all affairs of life, unlike the dumb idols\nwhich are just stone and wood.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nTO\nconvince them that the idols could not harm him, he challenged: “I\nhave already condemned them; of they had any power they would have\nharmed me by now!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAlmighty\nAllah recounted:\nRecite to them the story of Abraham. When he said to his father and\nhis people. “What do you worship?” They said: “We\nworship idols, and to them we are ever devoted.” He said: “Do\nthey hear you when you call on them? OR do they benefit you or do\nthey harm you?” They said: “Nay but we found our father\ndoing so.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \nHe\nsaid: “Do you observe that which you been worshipping, You and\nyour ancient fathers? Verily! They are enemies to me, save the Lord\nof the Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists); Who has created me\nand it is HE Who guides me and it is HE Who feeds me and gives me to\ndrink. And when I am ill, it is He who cures me; and Who will cause\nme to die and then will bring me to life again and Who I hope will\nforgive me my faults on the Day of Resurrection.” <\/em>(Ch\n26:69-82 Quran).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nIn\nanother surah The Almighty revealed:\nAnd remember Abraham when he said to his people: “Worship Allah\nAlone and fear Him that is better for you if you did but know. You\nworship besides Allah only idols and you only invent falsehood.\nVerily, those whom you worship beside Allah have no power to give you\nprovision, so seek your provision from Allah Alone, you will be\nbrought back. And if you deny then nations before you have denied\ntheir Messengers. the duty of the Messenger is only to convey the\nMessage plainly.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \nSee\nthey not how Allah originates creation, then will repent it. Verily,\nthat is easy for Allah.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \nSay:\n“Travel in the land and see how Allah originated creation and\nthen Allah will bring forth (resurrect) the creation of the Hereafter\n(i.e. resurrection after death) verily, Allah is Able to do all\nthings.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \nHe\npunishes whom HE wills and shows mercy to whom He wills, and to Him\nyou will be returned. And you cannot escape in the earth or in the\nheaven. And besides Allah you have neither any Wali (Protector, or\nguardian) nor any Helper. And those who disbelieve in the Ayat\n(proofs, lessons, signs, evidences, verses, revelations etc) of Allah\nand the Meeting with Him, it is they who have no hope of My Mercy,\nand it is they who will have a painful torment.<\/em>\n(CH 22:16-23 Quran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nHe\nexplained to them the beauty of Allah’s creation, His power and\nwisdom. Idol worship is detested by Allah for Allah is the Lord of\nthe universe Who created mankind, guided him and provided him with\nfood and drink and cured him when he was sick and Who will cause him\nto die and be raised up again. iT was He to Whom Abraham prayed and\nWho would forgive his sins on the Day of Judgment. However, they\nwould not give up but clung fast to idolatry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham\nleft his father’s house and abandoned his people and what they\nworshipped. He decide to do something about their state of disbelief,\nbut did not reveal it. He knew that there was going to be a great\ncelebration on the other bank of the river which would be attended by\nall the people. Abraham waited until the city was empty, then came\nout cautiously, directing his steps towards the temple. the streets\nleading to it were empty and the temple itself was deserted for the\npriests had also gone to the festival outside the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham\nwent there carrying a sharp axe. He looked at the stone and wood\nstatues of the gods and at the food laid in front of them as\nofferings. He approached one of the statues and asked: “The food\nin front of you is getting cold. Why don’t you eat?” the statue\nkept silent and rigid. Abraham asked all the other statues around\nhim:\n“Will you not eat of the offering before you?” <\/em>(Ch\n37:91)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nHe\nwas mocking them for he knew they would not eat. He once again asked\nthen:\n“What is the matter with you that you do not speak?”<\/em>\n(Ch 37:92)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nhe\nthen raised his axe and started smashing the false gods worshipped by\nthe people. He destroyed them all except one on whose neck he hung\nthe axe. After this his anger subsides and he felt at peace. He left\nthe temple. He had fulfilled his vow to show his people a practical\nproof of their foolishness in worshipping something other than All.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nWhen\nthe people returned, they were shocked to see their gods smashed to\npieces, lying scattered all over the temple. They began to guess who\nhad done that to their idols and Abraham’s name came to their minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAllah\nthe Almighty said: they said:\n“Who has done this to our aliah (gods)? He must indeed be one of\nthe wrongdoers.” They said: “We heard a young man talking\nagainst them who is called Abraham.” They said: “Then bring\nhim before the eyes of the people, that they may testify.” they\nsaid: “Are you the one who has done this to our gods, O\nAbraham?” Abraham said: “nay, this one, the biggest of them\n(idols) did it, Ask them, if they can speak!”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \nSO\nthey turned to themselves and said: “Verily you are the Zalimun\n(polytheists, and wrongdoers).” Then they turned to themselves\n(their first thought and said): “Indeed you (Abraham) know well\nthat these idols speak not?” Abraham said: “DO you then\nworship besides Allah, things that can neither profit you nor harm\nyou? If upon you, and upon that which you worship besides Allah! Have\nyou then no sense?”<\/em>\n(Ch 21:59-67 Quran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nFurious,\nthey demanded that Abraham be arrested and tried. Abraham did not\nresist. this was precisely what he had been aiming for, so that he\ncould show them up in public for their foolish beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAt\nthe trial they asked him if he was responsible for breaking the\nidols. Smiling, he told them to ask the biggest idol which was still\nwhole. He told them that he must be the culprit! They replied that he\nknew well that the idol could not speak or move which gave Abraham\nthe chance to prove the foolishness of worshipping these lifeless\nobjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nthey\nthen realized the senselessness of their beliefs; however, their\narrogance would not allow them to admit their foolishness. All they\ncould do was to use their power of authority as tyrants usually do to\npunish Abraham. They kept him in chains and planned their revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAnger\nwas burning in their hearts. They decided to throw Abraham into the\nbiggest fire they could build. All the citizens were ordered to\ngather wood as a service to their gods. Ignorant, sick women vowed\nthat if they were cured they would donate so much wood to burn\nAbraham. For several days they collected fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nThey\ndug a deep pit, filled it with firewood and ignited it. They brought\na catapult with which to cast Abraham into the fire. Abraham was put\non the catapult, his hands and feet were tied. The fire was ready\nwith its flame reaching the sky. The people stood away from the pit\nbecause of the great heat. Then the chief priest gave his order to\ncast Abraham into the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nThe\nangel Gabriel came near Abraham’s head and asked him: “O Abraham\ndo you wish for anything?” Abraham replied: “Nothing from\nyou.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nThe\ncatapult was shot and Abraham was cast into the fire. But his descent\ninto the blaze was as descent on steps in a cool garden. The flames\nwere still there, but they did not burn for Allah the Almighty had\nissued His command:\n“O fire! Be you coolness and safety for Abraham.”<\/em>\n(Ch 21:69 Quran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nThe\nfire submitted to the will of Allah, becoming cool and safe for\nAbraham. It only burned his bonds, and he sat in the midst of the\nfire as if he were sitting in a garden. He glorified and praised\nAllah the Almighty, with a heart that contained only his love for\nAllah. There was not any vacant space therein for fear, awe, or\nworry. IT was filled with love only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nFear\nand awe were dead, and the fire was turned into coolness, making the\nair pleasant. Those who love Allah as Abraham do did not fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAllah\ndeclared:\nThose (believers) unto whom the people (hypocrites) said: “Verily!\nthe people (pagans) have gathered against you (a great army),\ntherefore, fear them.” but it only increased them in Faith, and\nthey said: Allah Alone is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best\nDisposer of affairs for us.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \nSo\nthey returned with Grace and Bounty from Allah. No harm touched them;\nand they followed the good Pleasure of Allah. Allah is the Owner of\nGreat bounty. It is only Satan that suggests to you the fear of his\nAuliya (supporters and friends, polytheists, disbeliveers in the\nOneness of Allah and in His Messenger Muhammad) so fear them not but\nfear Me if you are true believers.” <\/em>(Ch\n3:173-175 Quran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nThe\nthrong, the chiefs, and the priests sad watching the fire from a\ndistance. It was burning their faces and nearly suffocating them. It\nkept burning for such a long time that the disbeliveers thought it\nwould never be extinguished. When it did burn out, they were greatly\namazed to find Abraham coming out of the pit untouched by the fire.\nTheir faces were black from the smoke, but his was bright with the\nlight and grace of Allah. The raging fire had become cool for Abraham\nand had only charred the ropes which held him. He walked out of the\nfire as if he were walking out of a garden. Cries of astonishment\nwere heard from the heathens. They\nwanted to harm him, but We made them the worst losers.<\/em>\n(Ch 21:70)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nThis\nmiracle shamed the tyrants, but it did not cool the flame of anger in\ntheir hearts. However after his event many of the people followed\nAbraham, although some kept their belief a secret for fear of harm or\ndeath at the hands of the rulers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham\nhad established a definite reasoning against idolaters. Nothing was\nleft for him except to reason against the people who proclaimed\nthemselves gods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nWhen\nthe king, Namrud, heard of Abraham’s safe exit from the fire he\nbecame very angry. He feared that the status of godhead he had\nproclaimed for himself was not challenged by an ordinary human being.\nHe summoned Abraham to the palace and held a dialogue with him which\nAllah Almighty recounted:Have\nyou not thought about him who disputed with Abraham about his Lord\n(Allah) because Allah had given him the kingdom? When Abraham said to\nhim: “My Lord (Allah) is He Who gives life and causes death.”\nHe said: “I give life and cause death.” Abraham said:\n“Verily, Allah causes the sun to rise from the east; then cause\nit you to rise from the west.” So the disbeliever was utterly\ndefeated. Allah guides not the people who are Zalimeen (wrongdoers\netc). <\/em>(Ch\n2:258 Quran)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham’s\nfame spread throughout the entire kingdom. People talked about how he\nhad been saved from the blazing fire and how he had debated with the\nking and left him speechless. In the meantime, Abraham continued\ncalling people to believe in Allah, exerting a great effort to guide\nhis people to the right path. He tried every means to convince them.\nHowever in spite of his love and care for his people, they felt angry\nand deserted him. Only one woman and one man of his people shared his\nbelief in Allah. The woman’s name was Sarah and she became his wife.\nThe man’s name was Lot and he became a prophet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nWhen\nAbraham realized that no one else was going to believe in his call,\nhe decided to emigrate. He left his people and traveled with his wife\nand Lot to a city called Ur, then another called Haran, and then to\nPalestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAllah\nthe Almighty told us: So\nLut believed in him (Abraham’s message of Islamic Monotheism). He\n(Abraham) said: “I will emigrate for the sake of my Lord.\nVerily, He is the All Mighty, the All Wise.” <\/em>(Ch\n29:26)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAfter\nPalestine, Abraham traveled to Egypt, calling people to believe in\nAllah wherever he traveled, judging fairly between people, and\nguiding them to truth and righteousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbu\nHurairah narrated that Abraham (pbuh) did not tell a lie except on\nthree occasions, twice for the sake of Allah (Exalted and Almighty)\nwhen he said:\n“I am sick,” (when his people were holding a festival in\nhonor of their gods, Abraham excused himself by saying he was sick.\n<\/em>(Ch\n37:89 Quran) and when he said: “(I have not done this but) the\nbig idol has done it.” The (third was) that while Abraham and\nSarah (his wife) were going (on a journey), they passed by (the\nterritory of) a tyrant. Someone said to the tyrant: “This man\n(Abraham is accompanied by a very charming lady.” SO, he sent\nfor Abraham and asked him about Sarah saying “Who is this lady?”\nAbraham said: “She is my sister.” Abraham went to Sarah\nsaid “O Sarah! There are no believers on the surface of the\nearth except you and me. This man asked me about you and I have told\nhim that you are my sister do not contradict my statement.” the\ntyrant then called Sarah, and when she went to him, he tried to take\na hold of her with his hand, but his hand got stiff and he was\nconfounded. He asked Sarah: “Pray to Allah for me and I shall\nnot harm you.” SO Sarah asked Allah to cure him and he got\ncured. He tried to take hold of her for the second time, but his hand\ngot as stiff as or stiffer than before and he was more comfounded. He\nagain requested Sarah: “Pray to Allah for me, and I will not\nharm you.” Sarah asked Allah to again, and he became all right.\nHe then called one of his guards who had brought her and said: “You\nhave not brought me a human being but have brought me a devil.”\nThe tyrant then gave Hajar as a maid servant to Sarah. Abraham,\ngesturing with his hand, asked: “What has happened?” She\nreplied: “Allah has spoiled the evil plot of the infidel or\nimmoral person and gave me Hajar for service.” Abu Hurairah then\naddressed his listeners saying: “That Hajar was your mother, O\nBani Ma is Sama (Arab, the descendants of Ishmael, Hajar’s son).”<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham’s\nwife Sarah was sterile. She had been given an Egyptian woman Hajar,\nas a servant. Abraham had aged and his hair was gray and after many\nyears spent in calling people to Allah. Sarah thought she and Abraham\nwere lonely because she could not have a child. Therefore, she\noffered her husband her servant Hajar in marriage. Hajar gave birth\nto her first son Ishmael (isma’il) when Abraham was an old man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAbraham\nlived on earth worshipping Allah and calling people to monotheism,\nbut he was journeying to Allah, knowing that his days on earth were\nlimited and that they would be followed by death and finally\nresurrection. The knowledge of life after death filled Abraham with\npeace and love and certitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nOne\nday he begged Allah to show him how He brought the dead back to life.\nAllah commanded Abraham to take four birds, cut them up and mingle\ntheir body parts, divide them into four portions and place them on\ntop of four different hills, then call back the birds in Allah’s\nname. Abraham did as he was told. Immediately the mingled parts of\nthe birds separated to join their original bodies in different places\nand the birds flew back to Abraham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nAlmighty\nAllah revealed: Remember\nwhen Abraham said: “My Lord Show me how You give life to the\ndead.” Allah said: “Do you not believe?” Abraham said:\n“Yes I believe, but to be stronger in Faith.” HE said:\n“Take four birds, the cause them to incline towards you (then\nslaughter them, cut them into pieces) and then put a portion of them\non every hill and call them they will come to you in haste. And know\nthat Allah is All Mighty and All Wise.”<\/em>(Ch\n2:260 Quran)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some of the People of the Book stated that his name was Abraham Ibn Tarikh, Ibn Nahur, Ibn Sarough, Ibn Raghu, Ibn Phaligh, Ibn Aher, Ibn Shalih, Ibn Arfghshand, Ibn Sam, Ibn Noah. They said that when Tarikh was seventy five years old, he had Abraham, Nahor (Nohour) and Haran. 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