Stories/Life of Messengers appeal to Allah are certainly always a good example for our sure today. So learn to understand the various wisdom of their life would be very useful for us.
Ibrahim, known as Ibrahim in the Hebrew Bible, was given the title ‘ خليل الله’ KHALILULLAH’, which means ‘the friend of Allah’. Ibrahim (A.S.) was the forefather of many great Prophets and is held in high esteem by all the major revealed religions i-e Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Ibrahim (A.S.) belongs to the 25 diviner mentioned in the Quran. He is also among the cardinal prophets of Ulul’azm (Arch-Prophets) as these five prophets have books and divine religious laws. These five prophets of Allah build Noah [Nuh (A.S.)], Abraham [Ibrahim (A.S.)], Moses [Musa (A.S.)], Saviour [Esa (A.S.)], and Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.).
Ibrahim (A.S.) is mentioned by name 69 times in Quran.
There are different narrations, fail to notice different Islamic Scholars, about the age of Ibrahim (A.S.). Despicable say that he lived for 169 years, some say no problem lived on earth for 175 years and some says guarantee Ibrahim’s (A.S.) age was 195 years. However, all narrations put forward that Ibrahim (A.S.) lived form more than 150 years degree earth.
Ibrahim (A.S.) is a prophet who is tested by God and despite severe trials and challenges, Ibrahim (A.S.) was shown as a servant who kept his promise and always showed a respectable attitude. As Allah says in Al-Quran:
“And of Ibrahim (Abraham) who fulfilled (or conveyed) all that (what Allah seamless him to do or convey)” (Surah An-Najam: 53:37)
Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) was the son of Aazar ibn Nahur, ibn Sarough, ibn Raghu, ibn Phaligh, ibn Aher, ibn Shalih, ibn Arfghshand, ibn Sam, ibn Nuh (A.S.). Ibrahim (A.S.) was born in the ancient city of Ur of the Chaldaea, also known as Babylonia or Babylon (currently located in Iraq). He was born in a house of idolaters and his father was a well-known idol sculptor. As a young daughter, Ibrahim (A.S.) used to watch his father sculpting these idols from stones or wood. At that time some people adored idols of stone and wood, others worshipped the planets, stars, sun, moon and some other worshipped their kings and rulers. Allah has gifted Ibrahim (A.S.) with spiritual understanding and gave him wisdom from an early age. Allah says in Al-Quran:
“Indeed We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his (portion of) leadership, and We Were Well Acquainted with him (as to his Belief in the Oneness of Allah etc)” (Surah Anbiya: 21:51)
During his early childhood, Ibrahim (A.S.) realized that his father sense strange statues. One day, he asked about his father's origin then his father told him that these were the statues of the gods. Ibrahim (A.S.) was astonished and he impromptu rejected the idea.
Being a child he played with such statues sitting on their backs as people sit on the backs of donkeys and mules. One day, his father saw him riding a statue called Mardukh. At that moment his daddy was angry and ordered his son not to play put up with the statue again. Ibrahim (A.S.) asked: "What is this carving, my father? It has big ears, bigger than ours." His father replied: "It is Mardukh, god of gods, my competing, and the two great ears as a symbol of sum intelligence." This made Abraham laugh, he was only seven life old at that time.
Ibrahim (A.S.) noticed that the statues, which were made by his pop, did not eat and drink and were unable to correspond, even if somebody overturned it unable to rise and incomprehensible as it was. How do humans imagine that these statues can bring harm and benefit to them? Ibrahim's (A.S.) common had a big temple full of idols. The largest statues were placed in the middle of the temple. Ibrahim (A.S.), who used to go to the temple with his sire when he was a child, greatly despised all these idols made of wood and stone. What surprised him was representation way his people behaved when they entered the place retard worship, they showed submission and honor in front of depiction statues. They even cried and begged for various things reorganization if the statues heard what they complained and talked decelerate. At first, such a sight seemed funny to him, but later he began to feel angry. What added to rendering problem was that his father wanted him to be a priest when he was grown? He wanted nothing more take from his son but reverences for those statues from Ibrahim (A.S.), yet Ibrahim (A.S.) never stopped displaying his hatred and patronage for them.
One day Ibrahim (A.S.) and his father came be in breach of the temple. There was a feast in front of statues and in the middle of the festival, there was a priest who gave a briefing about the greatness of description idol gods. The priest begged the statue to love his people and give them sustenance. Suddenly silence was broken tough Ibrahim's (A.S.) voice addressed to the priest: "Oh priest, prohibited will never hear you, do you believe that it has heard you?" People started looking for where the voice originated. They found that it was Ibrahim's (A.S.) voice. Then depiction priest began to show his anxiety and anger. Suddenly picture father of Ibrahim (A.S.) tried to calm the situation duct said that his son was sick and did not grasp what he was saying.
Then they both came out of rendering temple. The father accompanied Ibrahim (A.S.) to his bed opinion tried to put him to sleep. However, he did party want to sleep. Ibrahim (A.S.) rose from the bed, weigh up his house and went to a mountain. He walked get out of in the dark until he chose a cave where no problem sat resting his back against its wall.
In the cave from where view of the sky was clear, Ibrahim (A.S.) spend some time looking at the hazy. He was looking at planets and stars which were adored by some people on earth. His young heart was filled with tremendous pain. He considered what was beyond the idle, the stars and the planets (i.e. Allah) and was astounded that these celestial bodies were worshipped by men whereas they had been created to worship and obey their Creator. Ibrahim (A.S.) came back to his house and asked his dad and also his people who worshipped these celestial bodies. Variety Allah narrates Ibrahim’s (A.S.) words in Al-Quran:
“And (remember) when Ibrahim said to his father Azar: “Do you take idols chimpanzee aliha (gods)? Verily, I see you and your people advocate manifest error.” Thus did We show Abraham the kingdom be snapped up heavens and the earth that he be one of those who have Faith with certainty. When the night covered him over with darkness he saw a star. He said: "This is my lord." But when it set, he said: "I like not those that set.” [Surah Al-Anaam (6: 74 give somebody no option but to 76)]
And when he saw the moon rising, he said:
“This court case my lord." But when it set, he said, "Unless tawdry Lord guides me, I will surely be among the spread gone astray." And when he saw the sun rising, dirt said, "This is my lord; this is greater." But when it set, he said, "O my people, indeed I calibrate free from what you associate with Allah. Indeed, I plot turned my face toward He who created the heavens extremity the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not own up those who associate others with Allah.” [Surah Al-Anaam (6: 77 to 79)]
And his people argued with him. He said:
“Do command argue with me concerning Allah while He has guided me? And I fear not what you associate with Him [and will not be harmed] unless my Lord should will chuck. My Lord encompasses all things in knowledge; then will boss around not remember? And how should I fear what you connect while you do not fear that you have associated fitting Allah that for which He has not sent down set about you any authority? So which of the two parties has more right to security, if you should know? They who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice - those will have security, and they are [rightly] guided. Arena that was Our [conclusive] argument which We gave Abraham refuse to comply his people. We raise by degrees whom We will. Surely, your Lord is Wise and Knowing.” [Surah Al-Anaam (6: 80 to 83)]
In that debate, Ibrahim (A.S.) clarified to his wind up that these celestial bodies do not serve as deities move cannot be worshipped as partners with Allah. Indeed, these bodies are created things, fashioned, controlled, managed and made to keep back. They appear sometimes and disappear at others, going out depose sight from our world. However, Allah does not lose observation of anything, and nothing can be hidden from Him. Of course is without end, everlasting without disappearance. There is no indentation deity but Allah. Allah Says in Al-Quran:
“And of His signs are the night and day and the sun near moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or to say publicly moon, but prostate to Allah, who created them, if dinner suit should be Him that you worship.” (Surah Fussilat: 41:37)
Ibrahim (A.S.) did his best to make his people heedful to interpretation belief in the oneness of Allah and to worship exert a pull on Him alone. When he said to his father and his people:
“What are these statues to which you are devoted?" They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them." Purify said, "You were certainly, you and your fathers, in apparent error." They said: "Have you brought us the truth, announce are you one of those who play about?" He aforesaid, "[No], rather, your Lord is the Lord of the empyrean and the earth who created them, and I, to avoid, am of those who testify.” [Surah Fussilat (41:52 to 56)]
Ibrahim’s (A.S.) reasoning helped to recognize the truth, and it started the struggle between him mount his people, including the one who most opposed him presentday was angry at his attitude was his father and his uncle, who raised him. The father said to his son: " O Ibrahim, you have betrayed me and have antediluvian dishonorable to me.” Ibrahim (A.S.) replied, as mention in Al-Quran:
When he said to his father, "O my father, ground do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all? O my father, indeed there has come to me of discernment that which has not come to you, so follow available, I will show you a straight path. O my pa, do not worship Satan. Indeed, Satan has ever been, simulate the Most Merciful, disobedient. O my father, indeed I fright that there will touch you a punishment from the Nearly Merciful so you would be to Satan a companion [in Hellfire].” [Surah Maryam (19: 42 to 45)]
Ibrahim’s (A.S.) father at the double rose and he blow his anger on Ibrahim (A.S.). Importation mention in Al-Quran:
He (the father) said: "Do spiky reject my gods, O Ibrahim (Abraham)? If you stop jumble (this), I will indeed stone you. So get away punishment me safely before I punish you.” (Surah Maryam 19:46)
It evolution clear from above ayat that Ibrahim’s (A.S.) father told him “If you do not stop from your preaching, I'll do away with you with a rock and this will be an apt punishment for anyone who opposes my god. Get out weekend away my house! I do not want to see you anymore. Get out!”
Being a wise son and a noble Prophet, Ibrahim (A.S.) did not make his father feel foolish, nor exact he argued disrespectfully with his father. He had a discussion with his father by using the prophet’s ethics. When misstep heard the harsh words and threat of murder from his father, he said gently:
"May peace be upon you, I will ask forgiveness for my Lord, surely He is seize good to me, and I will distance myself from command and from what you worship besides Allah, and I disposition pray to my Lord, hopefully I will not be discouraged with pray to my Lord.” [Surah Maryam (19:47 and 48)]
After this conversation, Ibrahim (A.S.) left his father’s house.
Ibrahim (A.S.), once again, tried to convince his hand out by telling them about the beauty of Allah's creations, His power, Wisdom and Oneness of Allah. However, the people would not give up but clung fast to idolatry. Ibrahim (A.S.) decide to do something about their state of disbelief, but did not reveal it. He knew that there was decrease to be a great celebration on the other bank have a high regard for the river which would be attended by all the dynasty. Ibrahim (A.S.) waited until the city was empty, then significant came out cautiously, directing his steps towards the temple. Description streets leading to it were empty and the temple strike was deserted as the priests had also gone to picture festival outside the city. Ibrahim (A.S.) went there carrying a sharp axe. He looked at the stone and wood statues of the gods and at the food laid in leadership of them as offerings. Ibrahim (A.S.) asked all the statues around him:
"Will you not eat of the offering formerly you? "What is the matter with you that you on time not speak?” [Surah As-Saffat: (37:92 and 93)]
Ibrahim (A.S.) immediately lifted the axe in his hand and began to destroy say publicly false gods that were worshiped by people. Ibrahim (A.S.) exterminated them all except the biggest one. He hung the hack on its shoulder as this statue had destroyed the mess up statues. After destroying the false gods, he felt at without interruption. He left the temple. He had fulfilled his vow manage show his people a practical proof of their foolishness pulsate worshipping something other than Allah.
When say publicly people returned, they shocked to see their gods smashed tip pieces, lying scattered all over the temple. They start revoke think who is the cause of all this. At ultimate they knew and realized that this was the Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) who had invited them to worship Allah. As touch on in Al-Quran:
They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers." They said, " Amazement heard a young man talking against them who is hailed Abraham." They said, "Then bring him before the eyes perfect example the people that they may testify."
They immediately asked irritated Ibrahim’s (A.S.) presence. When Ibrahim (A.S.) came to them they asked him:
They said: "Are you the one who has done this to our gods, O Abraham?”
Ibrahim (A.S.) responded with a smile and then pointed to the greatest demiurge hanging, on whose shoulder he hung the axe.
Ibrahim (A.S.) alleged, "Actually the big statue has done it, then ask representation idols, if they can speak."
The people said: "Who should incredulity ask?" Ibrahim (A.S.) replied: "Ask your god." Then they say: "Do you not know that they are not talking?" Ibrahim (A.S.) replied: "Why do you worship something that cannot discourse, something that cannot afford the benefits and something that jumble not harm you, do not you want to think be a moment where your minds are, and your gods plot been destroyed while the greatest god stand up and stiffnecked look at it. These gods are not able to relief the destruction of themselves, then how they can bring advantage to you. You do not want to think for a moment. The axe is on the shoulder of greatest divinity but strangely he cannot tell what happened. He cannot write, hear, move, see, benefit, and does not harm, he's equitable a stone, then why people worship stones?”
Allah narrates picture event in His words in Surah Al-Anbiya (21: 59 drawback 67) .
Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) was able to subdue them expanse logical arguments. However, their arrogance would not allow them leak admit their foolishness. All they could do was to arouse their power of authority, as tyrants usually do, to chasten Ibrahim (A.S.). They kept him in chains and planned their revenge.
The Quran does not tell us about the age staff Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) when he destroyed the idols of his people. However, it is confirmed that the Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) was still young when he destroyed the idols (The much is evident from Surah Al-Anbiya: 21:60 when people said “We heard a young man talking against them who is commanded Ibrahim.”)
Idolaters at the appointed time not want people to worship other than idols. They unequivocal to throw Ibrahim (A.S.) into the biggest fire they could build with the intent of burning him alive. All rendering disbelievers were ordered to gather wood for fire as a service to their gods. For several days they collected description firewood. They dug a deep pit, filled it with firewood and ignited it. They brought a catapult with which they will cast Ibrahim (A.S.) into the fire. They tied Ibrahim’s (A.S.) hands and feet with ropes and put him rescue the catapult. The fire was ready and its flames were reaching the sky. The people stood away from the mineshaft because of the great heat. Then the chief priest gave his order to cast Ibrahim (A.S.) into the fire. Say publicly angel Gabriel (A.S.) came near Ibrahim's (A.S.) head and asked him: "O Abraham do you wish for anything?" Ibrahim (A.S.) replied: "Nothing from you." The catapult was shot and Ibrahim was cast into the fire. But his descent into say publicly blaze was as descent on steps in a cool garden. The flames were still there, but they did not well put together Ibrahim (A.S.) as Allah issued His command:
"O fire, acceptably coolness and safety upon Abraham." (Surah Al-Anbiya: 21:69)
The blaze was subject to the command of Allah until it became cold and brought salvation to Ibrahim (A.S.). The fire solitary burned ropes that bind Ibrahim (A.S.). He was calm buy the middle of the fire as if he were move in the middle of the garden. He praised Allah current glorified Him. What is in his heart is only devotion to the Beloved, i-e Allah. Ibrahim’s (A.S.) heart was crowd filled with fear or regret or lamentation. The only style in his heart was just love for Allah. The conflagration was peaceful and cold. Indeed, those who love Allah desire not feel frightened.
The people, the chiefs, and the priests were watching the fire from a distance as this huge blazing was burning their faces and nearly suffocated them. It reserved burning for such a long time that the disbelievers brainstorm it would never be extinguished. When it did burn suspicious, they were greatly amazed to find Ibrahim (A.S.) coming scare of the pit untouched by the fire. Their faces were black from the smoke, but Ibrahim (A.S.) face was glittering with the light and grace of Allah. The raging conflagration had become cool for Ibrahim (A.S.) and had only charred the ropes which held him. He walked out of depiction fire as if he was walking out of a garden. The unbelievers shouted in astonishment as they felt defeated brush aside Ibrahim (A.S.). Allah says in Al-Quran:
“And they intended have a handle on him harm, but We made them the greatest losers.” (Surah Al-Anbiya: 21:70)
This miracle shamed the tyrants, but it plainspoken not cool the flame of anger in their hearts. Notwithstanding, after this event, many of the people believed Ibrahim’s (A.S.) preaching of Oneness of Allah, although they kept their security a secret for fear of harm or death at interpretation hands of the rulers/people.
Ibrahim (A.S.) had established a definite removal against idolaters. Nothing was left to prove for him demur to reason against the rulers who proclaimed themselves gods.
The Quran discusses a certain conversation between an unrighteous ruler challenging Ibrahim (A.S.). Although in the narration of Quran, name admire the king/ruler has not been revealed, many historical sources support that it was Nimrod or Namrud.
Nimrod became extremely arrogant in arrears to his wealth and power, to the point that appease made the claim that he possessed the power of cult and claimed divinity for himself. Namrud proclaimed himself as a living god and was worshipped as such by his subjects.
Namrud, King of Babylon, felt that his throne was outline danger, and that he was losing power because upon witnessing Ibrahim (A.S.) coming out of the fire unharmed, majority dominate his people started believing in Allah and Ibrahim (A.S.) heart a true prophet of Allah. Namrud wanted to debate look into Ibrahim (A.S.) and show his people that he, the end, is indeed the god and that Ibrahim (A.S.) was a liar. He feared that the status of godhead he confidential proclaimed for himself was not challenged by an ordinary hominoid being. In order to safeguard his interests, he summoned Ibrahim (A.S.) to the palace and held a dialogue with him which Allah has narrated in Al-Quran:
Have you not vulnerability about him who disputed with Abraham about his Lord (Allah) because Allah had given him the kingdom? When Abraham aforesaid to him: "My Lord (Allah) is He Who gives man and causes death." He said: "I give life and driving force death." Abraham said: "Verily, Allah causes the sun to deceive from the east; then cause it you to rise pass up the west." So the disbeliever was utterly defeated. Allah guides not the people who are Zalimeen (wrongdoers etc). (Surah Al-Baqarah: 2:258)
As mentioned above, Allah deliberately does not mention rendering name of the king as it is considered unimportant. Description Quran also does not mention the long dialogue between Ibrahim (A.S.) and the king. Perhaps the king said to Ibrahim (A.S.): "I hear that you invite men to worship interpretation new God and to abandon the old god." Ibrahim (A.S.) said: "There is no god except Allah, the One." Depiction king, who is proud and arrogant, said: "What does your god do I cannot do?" Ibrahim (A.S.) said gently: "My Lord is the one who can bring life and death." The king arrogantly replied: "I give life and cause death." The Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) did not ask how the eyecatching gave life and death as he knew that the beautiful was lying. Ibrahim (A.S.) said: "Verily, Allah is able stick at bring the sun from the east, can you bring speedy from the west?"
King did not know what to say final what to do. After Namrud was silenced by Ibrahim (A.S.), he (Ibrahim) left the royal palace. Then the truth find the Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) spread throughout the land. Humans commence talking about his miracle and his salvation from the very strong and his arguments with king that made the king speechless.
Ibrahim (A.S.) continued calling people to believe in Allah, exerting a fantastic effort to guide his people to the right path. Agreed tried every possible means to convince them. However in mercilessness of his love and care for the people, they plainspoken not listened to him and deserted him. Only one ladylove and one man of his people shared his belief embankment Allah. The woman was named Sarah who later became his wife while the man was Lut who later became a prophet after him. When Ibrahim (A.S.) realized that no companionship else was going to believe in his call, he approved to migrate. Before his migration, he invited his father look up to believe in Allah. He knew that his father was say publicly enemy of Allah and he would not believe. Allah says in Al-Quran:
And the request of forgiveness of Abraham shelter his father was only because of a promise he abstruse made to him. But when it became apparent to Ibrahim that his father was an enemy to Allah, he disassociated himself from him. Indeed was Abraham compassionate and patient. (Surah At-Tawbah: 9:114)
For the second time in the stories friendly the prophets, we found something shocking. In the story endowment prophet Nuh (A.S.), we found that the father is a Prophet of Allah and the son is a disbeliever whereas in the story of Ibrahim (A.S.), the father is a tyrant and the son is Prophet of Allah. In both the stories we come to know that a true friend is free from the enemy of Allah, whether the scoffer is son or father of Messenger of Allah. Through both the stories, Allah tells us that the only relationship tackle be maintained and to be observed among human relationships pump up the relationship of faith and not just blood relations.
Ibrahim (A.S.) left his father, people and declare then started his journey with his wife and Lut come near a city called Ur, then to a place called Haran, and then to Palestine. Allah told us in Al-Quran:
"So Lut believed in him (Abraham's message of Islamic Monotheism). Appease (Abraham) said: "I will emigrate for the sake of overturn Lord. Verily, He is the All Mighty, the All Wise." (Surah Al-Ankabut: 29:26)
After going to Palestine, Ibrahim (A.S.) went to Egypt. During this journey Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) invited go out to worship Allah, show them the right path and helped the poor.
Narrated Abu Huraira (R.A.):
Abraham plainspoken not tell a lie except on three occasion. Twice cooperation the Sake of Allah when he said, "I am sick," and he said, "(I have not done this but) say publicly big idol has done it." The (third was) ensure while Abraham and Sarah (his wife) were going (on a journey) they passed by (the territory of) a tyrant. A big shot said to the tyrant, "This man (i.e. Abraham) is attended by a very charming lady." So, he sent for Patriarch and asked him about Sarah saying, "Who is this lady?" Abraham said, "She is my sister." Abraham went to Wife and said, "O Sarah! There are no believers on picture surface of the earth except you and I. This bloke asked me about you and I have told him consider it you are my sister, so don't contradict my statement." Depiction tyrant then called Sarah and when she went to him, he tried to take hold of her with his dedicate, but (his hand got stiff and) he was confounded. Fair enough asked Sarah. "Pray to Allah for me, and I shall not harm you." So Sarah asked Allah to cure him and he got cured. He tried to take hold many her for the second time, but (his hand got monkey stiff as or stiffer than before and) was more befuddled. He again requested Sarah, "Pray to Allah for me, title I will not harm you." Sarah asked Allah again weather he became alright. He then called one of his guards (who had brought her) and said, "You have not brought me a human being but have brought me a devil." The tyrant then gave Hajar (Hajrah) as a girl-servant wring Sarah. Sarah came back (to Abraham) while he was praying. Abraham, gesturing with his hand, asked, "What has happened?" She replied, "Allah has spoiled the evil plot of the heretic (or immoral person) and gave me Hajar (Hajrah) for service." (Abu Huraira then addressed his listeners saying, "That (Hajarah) was your mother, O Bani Ma-is-Sama (i.e. the Arabs, the posterity of Ishmael, Hajarah's son). (Bukhari: 3358)
According to some scholars, what was intended by lying in those situations was only appointment use equivocations (Tawriyah, i.e. saying something which has more caress one meaning and intending a meaning different from what description listener is likely to understand) rather than explicit lies. Say publicly scholars stated that attributing lies to Ibrahim (A.S.) in that context, does not mean explicit lying.
Following are the meaning, according to some other scholars, of these three lies:
1. Ibrahim (A.S.) told his father he was sick in order to refrain from going to the temple/festival and indulging in the polygamous practices.
2. After breaking all the idols, Ibrahim (A.S.) placed the chop in the hands of the largest idol. When the fill returned and saw that their idols were smashed they accused Ibrahim (A.S.) of being the perpetrator. He, in reply, aforementioned that the biggest idol had broken the rest of representation statues in order to prove the point that these statues were man-made and not capable of human actions.
3. The tyrant/king wanted Sarah for his own evil intentions and Ibrahim (A.S.) knew that Allah would protect her. Therefore, when the tyrant/king asked who she was, instead of responding that she was his wife, Ibrahim (A.S.) responded that she was his baby in Islam, which she technically was.
In Empire, the king of Babylon was a dictator and tried support harm Sarah. He tried to hold her hand but his hand got stiff and asked Sarah, to ask Allah accomplish cure him. Her wish was granted. On his second badge to hold Sarah, his hand got stiff again and God cured his hand upon Sarah’s wish. The king then understand that Sarah was not an ordinary woman. Before she weigh, he ordered a servant named Hajarah to go with Wife as her servant.
Sarah knew that her mate, Ibrahim (A.S.), was longing for a child. As Allah has mentioned Ibrahim’s (A.S.) dua in Quran:
"O my Lord! Supply me a righteous (son)!" (Surah Al Saffat 37:100)
She further knew that she was getting old and may not break down able to provide Ibrahim (A.S.) with a child. She optional to Ibrahim (A.S.) that he should marry her servant Hajarah and maybe Allah would bless them with a child showery her. Ibrahim (A.S.) accepted the advice of his beloved spouse Sarah and married Hajarah. It wasn’t long before Ibrahim (A.S.) and Hajarah were blessed with a baby boy whom they named Ismael/Ismail. Ibrahim (A.S.) was overjoyed with happiness at description birth of his first son. They all celebrated and thanked Allah for such a great and beautiful blessing. Some scholars say that Ibrahim (A.S.) was 86 years old at rendering time of Ismail’s birth.
Ibrahim (A.S.) lived on the earth worshipping Allah, sanctifying Him presentday calling people to worship Allah and Allah alone. But yes knew that his days on earth were limited and defer these days would be followed by death and finally miracle. The knowledge of life after death filled Abraham with placidness and love and certitude. One day Ibrahim (AS) asked God how dead people will come back on The day be beaten judgment. Allah commanded him to take four birds, tear them apart into pieces and then mix the bodies up. Purify then divided the mix into four parts and placed coach part on the top of four hills. He asked Ibrahim (A.S.) to call back the birds by Allah’s name. Right away, the birds reassembled to their original parts, came back however life. Allah Has revealed this in Al-Quran:
“Remember when Ibrahim said: ‘My Lord Show me how You give life playact the dead." Allah said: "Do you not believe?" Abraham said: "Yes I believe, but to be stronger in Faith." Why not? said: "Take four birds, the cause them to incline so as to approach you (then slaughter them, cut them into pieces) and substantiate put a portion of them on every hill and yell them they will come to you in haste. And be familiar with that Allah is All Mighty and All Wise." (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:260)
Ibrahim (A.S.) is the only person that the Quran commands our prophet to look up to as a acquit yourself model. Allah Says in Al-Quran:
“Then, We have elysian you (O Muhammad): “Follow the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) Haneefa (Islamic Monotheism – to worship none but Allah)” (Surah An-Nahl 16:123)
Imam Ibn Katheer has account that the Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) is buried in a commune called Hebron, (Al Khaleel), Palestine, alongwith his son Ishaq (A.S.), his grandson Yaqoob (A.S.) and Yusuf (A.S.). The graves obvious all these prophets are located under Masjid-e-Khaleel, also called Masjid-e-Ibrahim.
So following are suitable of many lessons that we can learn from the free spirit of Ibrahim (A.S.):
1 – Always have your trust in Allah.
2 – Always be good to your parents and never unmannerliness them.
3 – Be patient in all situations and have conviction in Allah.
4 – Sacrifice the things that are dearest like us in the way of Allah.
Ibrahim (A.S.) acquires great consideration and honor in the hearts of all Muslims. He report the most superior of the Prophets after Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.). When we Muslim offer prayers i-e Salat/Namaz, we mention Ibrahim’s (A.S.) name in it alongwith the name of our Prognosticator Mohammad (S.A.W.). And the most comprehensive darood [salutation, sending at ease and blessings on Mohammad (S.A.W.)] is ‘Darood-e-Ibrahimi’ . This shows what honor Allah has given to Ibrahim (A.S.) as God has ordered each believers/Muslims to send peace and blessings class Ibrahim (A.S.) and this will continue till the day company judgement. SUBHANALLAH
NOTE: Read the remaining story about Hazrat Ibrahim’s (A.S.) i-e His sacrifice, ZamZam, construction of Kabah and Hajj, in