Who is Abraham, peace be upon him?He is Abraham, son of Tarah “250”, son of Nahor “148”, son of Sarug “230”, son of Raghu “239”, son of Peleg “439”, son of Eber “464”, son of Shelah “433”, son of Arphaxad “438”, son of Shem “600”, son of Noah, peace be upon him.
What are his nicknames?1- The Father of the Prophets
Why is Abraham the father of the prophets and not Adam?
Abraham, peace be upon him, is called the father of the prophets, because the prophets mentioned in the Holy Qur’an are from his descendants except for eight. See Fatwa No. 57533 and Fatwa No. 27704 for more information, Also: The verses of the Holy Quran show that Abraham (peace be upon him) is the father of the prophets
Allah says
﴿أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ آدَمَ وَمِمَّنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوحٍ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ وَمِمَّنْ هَدَيْنَا وَاجْتَبَيْنَا إِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُ الرَّحْمَنِ خَرُّوا سُجَّدًا وَبُكِيًّا﴾ مريم: 58
Those are the ones upon whom God has bestowed favor from among the prophets, from the descendants of Adam and from those We carried with Noah and from the descendants of Abraham and Israel, And among those whom We have guided and chosen - when the verses of the Most Merciful are recited to them, they fall down in prostration and weeping. (Maryam: 58)
2 - A nation
Allah says
إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِّلَّهِ حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ (120)
Indeed, Abraham was a nation obedient to God, inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others with God. (120)
3 - Rashid ( Has sound reason)
Allah says
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَالِمِينَ (51)
And We had already given Abraham his sound reason before, and We were of him Knowing. (51)
4 - Worshiper- Obedient / Grateful
Allah says
(إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِلَّهِ حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ (120) شَاكِرًا لِأَنْعُمِهِ اجْتَبَاهُ وَهَدَاهُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ (121)
(Indeed, Abraham was a nation obedient to Allah, inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others with Allah. (120) Grateful for His blessings. He chose him and guided him to a straight path. (121)
5 - The one who fulfilled
Allah says
(وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ الَّذِي وَفَّى) النجم/37
(And Abraham, who fulfilled) An-Najm/37
i.e., he did everything that God commanded him to do
6 - Forbearing/Most groaning/Returning to God
Allah says
إنَّ إبْرَاهِيمَ لَحَلِيمٌ أَوَّاهٌ مُّنِيبٌ) هود/ 75
Indeed, Abraham was forbearing, much groaning because of sin, and one who turned back [to God] (Hud 11:75)
(Forbearing) is merciful and forgiving of the mistakes they make towards him. He is not provoked by the ignorance of the Age of Ignorance, nor does he respond to the wrongdoer with his crime.
(Awwah) is often supplicating, remembering, praying, and seeking forgiveness.
(Munīb) is one who turns to God with knowledge of Him, love for Him, turning to Him, and turning away from everything else.
7 - Abu Al-Dayfan ( The father of the Gusts)
Allah says
(هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إبْرَاهِيمَ المُكْرَمِينَ. إذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلامًاً قَالَ سَلامٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ. فَرَاغَ إلَى أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ. فَقَرَّبَهُ إلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلا تَأْكُلُونَ) الذاريات/ 24
Has the story of the guests of Abraham reached you, when they entered upon him and said, “Peace.” He said, “Peace, you are an unknown people, Then he returned to his family and brought a fattened calf and brought it near to them. He said, “Will you not eat?” (Adh-Dhariyat: 24)
8 - Khalil Allah
He was called the Khalil of God because of the intensity of his love for his Lord, the Almighty and Majestic, for him, because of the obedience he performed for Him, which He loves and is pleased with. It is said that he was called thus because the love of God, the Blessed and Exalted, permeated every cell of his body, like a sponge that water permeates when a faucet is opened. Friendship is the love that permeates the soul and heart of the lover, until there is no room left in it for anyone but the Beloved.
9 - Extreme patience
Allah says
(فَاصْبِرْ كَمَا صَبَرَ أُوْلُوا العَزْمِ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ) الأحقاف
(So be patient, as were patient the messengers of strong will) Al-Ahqaf
And Abraham, peace be upon him, was one of the messengers of strong will.
10 - Innocence from polytheism
Allah says
(قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِي إبْرَاهِيمَ والَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إذْ قَالُوا لِقَوْمِهِمْ إنَّا بُرَآءُ مِنكُمْ وممَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وبَيْنَكُمُ العَدَاوَةُ والْبَغْضَاءُ أَبَداً حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وحْدَهُ ...) الممتحنة/ 4
(There has certainly been for you an excellent example in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, Indeed, we are innocent of you and of whatever you worship besides God. We have disbelieved in you, and there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in God alone... (Al-Mumtahanah: 4)
We begin to narrate the trials of Abraham, peace be upon him, and they are six trials, but it's not in order.
-Allah says
﴿ وَإِذِ ابْتَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا قَالَ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِي الظَّالِمِينَ ﴾ [الْبَقَرَةِ: 124].
{And when his Lord tested Abraham with certain commands, and he fulfilled them, He said, “Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people.” He said, “And of my descendants?” He said, “My covenant does not include the wrongdoers.”} [Al-Baqarah: 124]
The first Trial ( The destroying the idols of his people)Allah says
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَالِمِينَ (51) إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا هَٰذِهِ التَّمَاثِيلُ الَّتِي أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَاكِفُونَ (52) قَالُوا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا لَهَا عَابِدِينَ (53) قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ (54) قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا بِالْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ اللَّاعِبِينَ (55) قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ (56) وَتَاللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَامَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا مُدْبِرِينَ، فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَاذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ (58) قَالُوا مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ (59) قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا فَتًى يَذْكُرُهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ (60) قَالُوا فَأْتُوا بِهِ عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ (61) قَالُوا أَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ (62) قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ (63) فَرَجَعُوا إِلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ (64) ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ يَنطِقُونَ (65) قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ (66) أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ (67) قَالُوا حَرِّقُوهُ وَانصُرُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ (68) قُلْنَا يَا نَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ (69) وَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَخْسَرِينَ (70) وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا لِلْعَالَمِينَ (71)
And We had already given Abraham his sound reason before, and We were of him Knowing. (51) When he said to his father and his people, “What are these statues to which you are devoted?” (52) They said, “We found our fathers worshipping them.” (53) He said, "Indeed, you and your fathers were in manifest error." (54) They said, "Have you brought us the truth, or are you among those who play?" (55) He said, "Rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, who created them, and I am, to that, among your witnesses." (56) And by God, I will surely cunning against your idols after you have turned and departed. Then He will make them into fragments, except for one of their greatest, that perhaps they will return to Him. (58) They said, “Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is among the wrongdoers.” (59) They said, “We heard a young man mentioning them, called Abraham.” (60) They said, “Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may bear witness.” (61) They said, “Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham (62) He said, "Rather, their chief did it, so ask them, if they should speak." (63) So they returned to themselves and said, "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers." (64) Then they were upside down, on their heads, You have certainly known that these do not speak (65) He said, “Do you then worship besides God that which neither benefits you nor harms you? (66) Fie upon you and upon what you worship besides God. Do you not then reason?” (67) They said, “Burn him and support your gods, if you are going to do something.” (68) We said, “O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham.” (69) And they intended against him a plot, but We made them the greatest losers. (70) And We saved him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds. (71).
And We had already given Abraham his sound reason before, and We were of him Knowing. (51)
God Almighty gave the young man Abraham sound mind, and God Almighty knew that he was sound and that he was devoted to God Almighty, even though he had not yet received prophethood. But you know that whoever has a burning beginning will have a bright end, God Almighty willing
When he said to his father and his people, “What are these statues to which you are devoted?” (52)
The word “young man” is used to refer to a young man who has reached adolescence or maturity. A boy is over 19 years old, which means he is older than a young man. Imagine a young man talking to his people about their incorrect worship, and wondering why his father and all his people are devoted to these idols... This is a consolation for anyone who is afflicted with people who do not truly believe in God.
They said, "We found our fathers worshipping it."
A very ridiculous response. We worship God Almighty by inheritance for a while, and after that if we search, read and understand we are born with another birth in which we understand about God Almighty what we did not understand by inheritance of religion.
He said, “Indeed, you and your fathers were in manifest error.” (54)
A decisive response, without equivocation or fear of his people. Is this required of everyone whose family does not worship God Almighty with true worship? No, we are not prophets, and confronting people and being exposed to severe trials is not required of the believer. Even the believer in God can hide behind his faith until God makes a way out and relief for him.
They said, “Have you brought us the truth, or are you among the players (55)
There is an inner psychological strength that affects those around you, stronger than the coercive strength you possess. You may find a fat man afraid of a cockroach, and a thin, weak man has a psychological strength that makes everyone who deals with him fear him. The psychological strength of the young Ibrahim began to bear fruit, or the work (the spark of thought) as they wondered if he was playing with them or if he was serious?
He said, "Rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, who created them, and I, to that, am among the witnesses." (56)
He did not waste his time not to pin the accusation (the accusation of playing with them) on himself, but rather went straight to the point. How could he testify against God Almighty unless he had a sound mind and a humble, believing heart?
And by God, I will surely plot against your idols after you have turned and departed. Then He will cut them into pieces, except for one of their greatest, that perhaps they will return to it. (58)
Then he swore by God Almighty that he would plot against these idols after his people turned their backs on Abraham. Indeed, he made them cut into pieces and broken, except for the largest idol among them, so that when they returned and found it, they would ask this idol about what happened to the rest of the idols?
They said, “Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is among the wrongdoers.” (59) They said, “We heard a young man mentioning them, called Abraham.” (60)
They returned and found all the idols broken, so they asked who did this to our gods? Some of them said, “We heard a young man mention them called Ibrahim...” This means that he was not known among his people before this incident, and after it he was known by name and age. In our life’s journey we remain unknown until God wills, whether our reputation is good or bad, this is the work of every human being, but in accordance with the saying of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, “You are God’s witnesses over creation,” there must come a moment when everything about you in your journey of faith is known. We, as Muslims, are not better than two-thirds of the earth that disbelieves in God, unless proven otherwise.
They said, “Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may bear witness.” (61)
The idolatrous elite rose up in one uprising, they wanted Abraham to punish him in front of all the people
They said, “Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?” (62) He said, “Rather, their chief did it, so ask them, if they should to speak (63)
When they asked him, he gave them a rational answer. Ask the biggest one among the idols (the one who did not destroy it and put the pickaxe around his head) what happened to the rest of the idols. He asked them a philosophical question: If they speak... and they know for certain that they do not speak.
Then they returned to themselves and said, “Indeed, you are the wrongdoers.” (64) Then they were turned back on their heads. “You have certainly known that these do not speak.” (65)
Returning to the truth is a virtue sometimes, but if it is established, then the inversion is the upside down position of something, as if their heads became the place of their feet and their feet became the place of their heads, due to the strength of the argument of the young man Ibrahim.
He said, “Do you then worship besides God that which neither benefits you nor harms you? (66) Fie upon you and upon what you worship besides God. Do you not then reason?” (67)
Ibrahim continued: Imagine a young man no more than 19 years old, and all his people attacking his way of thinking, and he is still arguing with them with the rational arguments that he saw they had begun to think about.
They said, “Burn him and support your gods, if you are going to do something.” (68)
Even if a woman among them had a sick son, she would intend to go with wood to Abraham’s fire to feed it.
We said, “O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham.” (69)
It was said that our master Gabriel - peace be upon him - came down to him at the place of the huge fire into which they threw Abraham with a catapult so that the great fire would not burn them, and he said to him: Do you have a need, Abraham? He said to him: Not from you, but God is sufficient for me, and He is the best Disposer of affairs. So the fire was cold, not fire, but it was not cold to the point of freezing, but it was peace... And here the rational people stand and say: What is this irrational speech that you are addressing us with? A light of this magnitude does not burn him and he emerges from it unharmed? My dear: The prophets came with miracles and it is appropriate for them to come with miracles. One of the characteristics of a miracle is that it is something that the mind is perplexed by and cannot come up with the like of it at this time in history. If it were not for these sensory miracles, no one who believed with any prophet or heavenly messenger would have believed.
And they intended against him a plot, but We made them the greatest losers. (70) And We saved him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds. (71)
Look at the wording (they wanted) who they were (all his people), so God Almighty made their end a loss and he was saved, and He saved him and now Lot appeared and he is his sister’s son and he is the Prophet of God Lot - peace be upon him - after a short while, and he is one of those who believed on earth with Abraham - peace be upon him. And God Almighty saved them to the land of the Levant, and they were in Iraq.
The second trial: The trial in his father or uncle who raised himAllah says
وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صِدِّيقًا نَّبِيًّا (41) إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِي عَنكَ شَيْئًا (42) يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّي قَدْ جَاءَنِي مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَمْ يَأْتِكَ فَاتَّبِعْنِي أَهْدِكَ صِرَاطًا سَوِيًّا (43) يَا أَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ الشَّيْطَانَ ۖ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ عَصِيًّا (44) يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَن يَمَسَّكَ عَذَابٌ مِّنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ فَتَكُونَ لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلِيًّا (45) قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ آلِهَتِي يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ ۖ وَاهْجُرْنِي مَلِيًّا (46) قَالَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ ۖ سَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّي ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِي حَفِيًّا (47) وَأَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَأَدْعُو رَبِّي عَسَىٰ أَلَّا أَكُونَ بِدُعَاءِ رَبِّي شَقِيًّا (48) فَلَمَّا اعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۖ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا نَبِيًّا (49)
And mention in the Book Abraham. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet. (41) When he said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and does not avail you at all? (42) O my father, indeed there has come to me of knowledge that which has not come to you, so follow me; I will guide you to a straight path.” (43) O my father, do not worship Satan. Indeed, Satan has been disobedient to the Most Merciful. (44) O my father, indeed I fear that a punishment from the Most Merciful will touch you, and you would be to Satan a guardian (45) He said, "Are you averse to my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you, so leave me for a long time." (46) He said, "Peace be upon you. I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, He has been to me ever carefully (47) And I will leave you and what you invoke besides God and call upon my Lord; perhaps I will not be, in the invocation of my Lord, wretched. (48) So when he had left them and what they worshipped besides God, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each of them We made a prophet. (49)
Some scholars say that he is his real father, and some say that his uncle raised him. God knows the truth of the matter... However, we are faced with a rational argument between a father and his son.
And mention in the Book Abraham. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet. (41) When he said to his father, “O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and does not avail you at all?” (42)
It is said that advice in public is a scandal, so he advised his father to himself and did not address him in this rational manner in front of his own people, and what was Azar, the uncle of Abraham - peace be upon him - working, He worked in the idol trade, some of which are called antiques today, meaning that he was an antiques dealer in his time, meaning he was one of the elite who owned capital... Look at what he would say to him:
O my father, indeed there has come to me of knowledge that which has not come to you, so follow me; I will guide you to a straight path. (43)
Would you count with me how many times he said to him (my father) about 4 times in the same dialogue. When do you call the person in front of you by his name or his favorite title? When you are pleased with him, right? Was Abraham pleased with what his father Azar did? Of course not, and yet he calls him four times in the same dialogue, Oh my father, what does that mean? It means that Abraham, peace be upon him, was well-mannered. Despite his intense anger towards his father and his people, his anger did not make him stop being a polite son towards his infidel father. More importantly, what did he say to him? He said to him: “Indeed, knowledge has come to me that has not come to you, so follow me, I will guide you to a straight path.” Is this acceptable speech? Not acceptable from an arrogant infidel father. Therefore, the softening of the word “my father” was in the right place. Today, human development scientists say that if you want to tell someone about a fault in him, make him a sandwich. A sandwich consists of two sandwiches with something in between them. The first sandwich contains his virtues, the last sandwich contains his virtues, and in the middle is the fault that you want to change. Did Abraham, peace be upon him, understand this equation?
O my father, do not worship Satan. Indeed, Satan has been disobedient to the Most Merciful. (44) O my father, indeed I fear that a punishment from the Most Merciful will touch you, and you would be to Satan a guardian(45)
There is nothing better than softening this article by saying, “Oh my father,” meaning I do not reject your fatherhood and I have not given it up because I am a believer and you are an unbeliever
He said, “Are you averse to my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you, so leave me for a while.” (46)
The father's reaction was severe and uncompromising: Leave the religion of your fathers and choose another religion. If you do not desist, you will be among those who are stoned, and I will be the one who throws stones at you myself. Leave me and get out of my way.
He said, "Peace be upon you. I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, He is ever care to me." (47)
Imagine the scene: A father says to his son, “I am the one who will kill you myself.” The son says to him, “Peace be upon you, and I will also ask God to forgive you. God celebrates me and loves me.” A scene that rarely occurs in the history of humanity between a father and his son, a son at the peak of moral refinement until the last moment, and a violent father who only understands the limits of his knowledge and does not want anything else to understand.
And I will leave you and what you invoke besides God and call upon my Lord; perhaps I will not be, in the invocation of my Lord, wretched. (48)
The speech began with two (Abraham and his father) and ended with Abraham separating himself from his father and all his people, and he turned to God Almighty with a supplication, and He is Most High, Most Great, that God Almighty not accept his supplication, even though Abraham was the son of a believer who was dutiful to his unbelieving father until the end of time.
So when he had left them and what they worshipped besides God, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each of them We made a prophet. (49)
When he withdrew from them
When did he leave them: after righteousness, when did he leave them: after attempts at rational persuasion, when did he leave them: after they hurt him once by trying to burn him, and once by wanting to stone him, so after two attempts to assassinate mind, if I may say so, the most important thing: that he left them: and the letter “fa” indicates speed, so God Almighty married him - Mrs. Sarah, but she did not give birth, and here God Almighty says, “And We gave him Isaac and Jacob,” and both of them were prophets - peace be upon them - so how is that? It is the habit of the Holy Quran to abbreviate words that have no purpose behind them, so it takes you in qualitative leaps that serve you as a contemplator and do not lack details, and your mind covers them with ease.
There is a small detail
About isolating oneself from people? Is isolating oneself from people, especially non-religious relatives, a mercy or a curse? The Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: The believer who mixes with people and is patient with their harm is better than the believer who does not mix with people and is not patient with their harm. Narrated by Ahmad, Al-Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, and Al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah on the authority of Ibn Umar. This means that mixing with people is of great benefit, unless you are seriously wronged by them, such as an attempted murder or something similar, as happened with our master Abraham.
The Third trial: The arguing with King: NimrodAllah says
ألم تر إلى الذي حاج إبراهيم في ربه أن آتاه الله الملك إذ قال إبراهيم ربي الذي يحيي ويميت قال أنا أحيي وأميت قال إبراهيم فإن الله يأتي بالشمس من المشرق فأت بها من المغرب فبهت الذي كفر والله لا يهدي القوم الظالمين [ البقرة : 258 ]
Have you not seen him who argued with Abraham about his Lord because God had given him the kingdom, When Abraham said, “My Lord is He who gives life and causes death.” He said, “I give life and cause death.” Abraham said, “Then God brings the sun from the east, so bring it from the west, Then he who disbelieved was dumbfounded. And God does not guide the wrongdoing people. [Al-Baqarah: 258]
Have you not seen the one who argued with Abraham about his Lord?
We said and we always say: Have you not seen? Take off your glasses and look with the eyes of God Almighty. Now He will tell you what you did not know, because you were not present in this situation on the one hand, and on the other hand, God speaks the truth and there is nothing after the truth. So when we speak, we add or subtract from the speech, which is a type of lying. As for God Almighty, He never adds or subtracts from the narrated story.
Have you seen the one who argued with Abraham about his Lord that God gave him the kingdom?
God is the one who gave him the kingdom, but there are those who say that the kingdom was inherited from father to son, but the one who appoints the kings and presidents in their places is not election or inheritance, but God Almighty and Himself, as President Hitler used to say: We are God’s stick on earth, thus, God gives a kingdom to whomever He wills and takes away another kingdom from whomever He wills, and no matter what your trick is in that, if God wants to take it away, He will take it away.
When Abraham said, “My Lord is He who gives life and causes death
The rational dialogue began: Notice the words of Abraham - peace be upon him - all of them are rational words with no place for tickling feelings or love of God or Paradise... No, no, rather they are words from mind to mind... Abraham said: My Lord is He who gives life and causes death. King Nimrod said: I give life to whomever I want to give life by pardoning his killing, and whoever I kill will be counted among the dead. This is how I give life and cause death.
Abraham said: God brings the sun from the east, so bring it from the west
Note: Abraham - peace be upon him - does not have time for the other in a sterile intellectual argument, I call it a dialogue of the deaf - no one in the dialogue wants to hear the other, but they speak without awareness of what is being said, nor pondering it, nor even digesting it newswise, which is what Nimrod did, so his statement about life and death is nothing but a play on words, this is not a real death like what God Almighty does when He removes the soul from the body. Note: Abraham entered into another sentence directly without entering into a sterile dialogue with him about that, so he said to him: God brings the sun from the east, so bring it from the west, so you are claiming divinity?
So the disbeliever was dumbfounded. And God does not guide the wrongdoing people
What is falsehood then?
The falsehood is the thing astonished him: it astonished and confused him, and made him look open-mouthed as he contemplated it. And God does not guide the wrongdoing people. Guidance is a provision, pure provision, and guidance is not granted to an unbeliever, for unbelievers can become believers overnight.
As for injustice
it does not pass unnoticed by God Almighty, even if it comes from a Muslim.
The Fourth trial: Abraham's argument about the planetsAllah says
وَكَذَلِكَ نُرِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلِيَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُوقِنِينَ فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ رَأَى كَوْكَبًا قَالَ هَذَا رَبِّي فَلَمَّا أَفَلَ قَالَ لَا أُحِبُّ الْآفِلِينَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْقَمَرَ بَازِغًا قَالَ هَذَا رَبِّي فَلَمَّا أَفَلَ قَالَ لَئِنْ لَمْ يَهْدِنِي رَبِّي لَأَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الضَّالِّينَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الشَّمْسَ بَازِغَةً قَالَ هَذَا رَبِّي هَذَا أَكْبَرُ فَلَمَّا أَفَلَتْ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ إِنِّي وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ) الأنعام/ 75 – 79
And thus did We show Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and the earth that he might be of the certain. But when the night covered him, he saw a planet, He said, “This is my Lord.” But when it set, he said, “I do not like those that set, so when he saw the moon rising, he said, “This is my Lord.” But when it set, he said, “Unless my Lord guides me, I will surely be among the people gone astray, So when he saw the sun rising, he said, "This is my Lord; this is greater." But when it set, he said, "O my people, indeed I am disassociated from what you associate, Indeed, I have turned my face toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with God. (Al-An`am: 75-79)
And thus did We show Abraham the kingdom of heaven and earth that he might be among the certain
Guidance is of two types, one for the common people and one for the elite. As for the common people: they have guidance and indication. You walk on the earth and you see mountains of firm ground with deep roots that reach twice the length of the mountain you see, and they stabilize the earth and what is on it. You walk further and you see rivers - oceans: the hidden lungs of planet Earth as they are a burial place for carbon on planet Earth. You see forests and you see rivers that renew the vitality of the Earth and you see and see and see. And you have the choice: did this happen on its own, or is there behind it one, great Creator? The engineer of this universe with a high level of physical engineering, that is, whether you believe in Him or disbelieve in Him, it does not matter at all, because He has excused you, that is, He has given you a mind and given you guidance to the meaning of the entire universe, then He gives you and gives you and gives you according to what you are looking for. It is said in the science of human development: What you are looking for is looking for you, isn’t that right? God Almighty is too generous for you to search for Him and His truth and whether He exists or not And he is stingy with you with a special kind of guidance, which is the guidance of assistance, as God Almighty says in His Noble Book (And We have certainly conveyed to them the Word), and someone might say: I live in the North Pole: and I have never heard of your Lord or your religion, you lie, for God Almighty is the most truthful of the truthful, and He will tell you one day, in some way, in some form this religion and the choice is yours, now: God Almighty gave Abraham (His loyal friend) see Him from the cosmic signs that make him one of the certain, do you imagine that it is favoritism because he is a prophet? Or is it a guidance of assistance: a special guidance? The answer is to you.
And when the night covered, he saw a planet. He said, “This is my Lord.” But when it set, he said, “I do not like those that set
When night came and the planet appeared, he said, this my Lord?” A type of sophistry. What is sophistry then? It comes from the people of the famous philosopher Socrates. They used to play with the minds of young people by putting words in the wrong place. Socrates used to restore the minds of young people by asking rhetorical questions so that the young people would doubt what was said to them. Then he would put the correct words in their heads after that. This is the sophist method, and he used to symbolize it with a basket of apples. He used to say, “You cannot add a good apple to a basket of rotten apples, otherwise they will all be spoiled. You must remove the rotten apple first (the bad idea), then put the correct ideas.” Don’t you see with me that Abraham, peace be upon him, had preceded him in this idea? So, when the planet disappeared, he said, “I do not like those who disappear, Here, he began to think quickly, so he did not say, as he had said the previous time, that he would take them one by one. Here he said, “If my Lord had not guided me, I would surely be among those astray.” This means that he mentioned the true God who deserves to be worshipped without them realizing it, as he was still talking about the planets, moons, suns, and so on.
So when he saw the sun rising, he said, "This is my Lord; this is greater." But when it set, he said, "O my people, indeed I am disassociated from what you associate
Here the speech escalated more and more, when the sun set, he declared his innocence from polytheism and polytheists.
Indeed, I have directed my face toward He who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with God
Here, Abraham, peace be upon him, talked about the face, why? Why didn’t he say, “I have dedicated my soul and body to God, Lord of the Worlds,” for example? The face is the most honorable part of a person. The face is an identity, so don’t be fooled by someone’s face unless they are deceitful, such as if they put a silicone mask or something else on their face, As for other than that, your reality is you, your identity, you are you, it is your face. Notice that when the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, entered the city, the Jewish rabbis said about him: This is not the face of a liar, the face tells everything about you, so you are not deceitful and your face does not betray you with signs that are known to those who have learned something of the science of NLP, and you cannot hide facial expressions unless you have had a cosmetic surgery to stop facial expressions. The most important thing is that Abraham, peace be upon him, turned his noble face to the Creator of the heavens and the earth, inclining from polytheism to monotheism in front of everyone.
The Fifth trial: His affliction of not having children until his old age, then having childrenSarah, the wife of Abraham
Many narrations indicate that Sarah: is the cousin of Abraham, peace be upon him, and she was so beautiful that only Eve, the most beautiful woman in the world, could match her in history, Abraham, peace be upon him, married her and she believed in him and set out with him on a long journey: from Iraq to Palestine to the Levant, and then finally to Egypt, which was ruled by a tyrannical king who heard of the arrival of one of the most beautiful women in humankind, and he wanted to harm her, but God Almighty saved her by His grace, and this unjust king, after he saw signs of God that frightened him, gave her to Hagar the Egyptian as a slave girl. When Lady Sarah returned, our master Abraham took her and traveled to Palestine.
Why did our master Abraham migrate with his beloved son, Ismail, to the Arabian Peninsula?
God commanded Abraham to take his son Ismail and his wife Hagar to the Peninsula, until he reached Mecca, which was an empty desert, a valley between the mountains. Abraham, peace be upon him, left his wife and only son and went. His wife began to cry in astonishment at that, but he did not pay attention. Then she said: (God commanded you). He said: Yes. She said: Then He will not let us down.
What did Hajar do in this desolate place alone with her son?
Hajar stayed with her son in this desolate place. After a few days, the food and water ran out and the little boy started crying. She ran until she climbed the nearest hill to her (Safa). When she did not find anything, she ran to another hill (Marwa) and then returned to Safa. This was the journey that God Almighty immortalized and made one of the pillars of this religion (walking between Safa and Marwa seven times). In it, we immortalize the memory of the human feelings of a woman who put her trust in God and walked without objecting to His command.
God Almighty sent relief to Hajar through his greatest angel, Gabriel
who dug the Zamzam spring for her. Then the tribe of Jurhum came and saw the birds over Mecca, so they sent their messenger. He saw Hajar collecting Zamzam water and saying: (Zam Zam), the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “May God have mercy on the mother of Ismail. If she had left it alone, he would have become a flowing river.” Then the tribe of Jurhum came and asked Hajar for permission to stay by the water, in exchange for them giving her a wage for that, and she agreed.
What happened to Mrs Sarah?
Sarah had grown old, reaching 90 years of age, and her husband Abraham had reached 120 years of age, but she wished for a child, so the good news came to her with the messengers whom God had sent to destroy the people of Lot - who had violated human nature in the matter of homosexuality. Abu Al-Dhifan, our master Abraham, received the messengers without knowing about their affair, then he presented them with a roasted calf, and when he saw that they had not eaten, he was dismayed by their affair, so they told him about their affair:
Allah says
{وَلَقَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِالْبُشْرَى قَالُواْ سَلامًا قَالَ سَلامٌ فَمَا لَبِثَ أَن جَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ حَنِيذٍ (70) فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَيْدِيَهُمْ لاَ تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ نَكِرَهُمْ وَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُواْ لاَ تَخَفْ إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَى قَوْمِ لُوطٍ (71) وَامْرَأَتُهُ قَائِمَةٌ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَاهَا بِإِسْحَاقَ وَمِن وَرَاء إِسْحَاقَ يَعْقُوبَ
{And Our messengers had already come to Abraham with good tidings. They said, “Peace.” He said, “Peace.” And it was not long before he brought a roasted calf. (70) But when he saw that their hands did not reach it, he was displeased with them and felt fear of them. They said, “Do not fear. Indeed, we have been sent to the people of Lot.” (71) And his wife was standing and laughing. So We gave her good tidings of Isaac, and after Isaac, Jacob.
Sarah laughed with joy at the destruction of Lot's corrupt people, so she was given three glad tidings:
The glad tidings of Isaac.
The glad tidings of Jacob.
The glad tidings that she would live to see her grandchildren.
We benefit from this story as follows:
1 - The provision of God Almighty has no specific age, specific circumstances, or specific place. Perhaps your provision came to you late, or perhaps it came to you at the beginning of your life and you were deprived of it for a long time. The point is to be content with the decree of God Almighty.
2 - God Almighty may deprive you of something that you are in dire need of, but God Almighty knows that your heart is attached to this thing, and perhaps you have forgotten God and forgotten the Hereafter because of your attachment to this thing. So the loyal friend of God, Abraham, was attached to God Almighty and attached to his son, Ishmael, strong attachment, and this is an innate human nature, but as they say: Whoever loves something other than God will inevitably be tormented by it. Therefore, after a while, Abraham, peace be upon him, became attached to his son, Ishmael, peace be upon him, and he will be tested by it in the test of the sacrifice that he saw in his dream... Whether you like it or not, God is jealous for the heart of His believing servant to be in it other than Him. If you love something, love it gently, for you may not lose it, and make it as if it is in your hand and not in your heart, so that its desire becomes a law of God’s law.
3- Lady Hajar embodied: the strong, patient, steadfast, faithful woman with a faith that was unparalleled in her time, not because of her 7 laps between Safa and Marwa looking for a way out, no, this is possible for anyone with determination to do, but in her standing in a deserted place alone with an infant, it is unbelievable that she is not afraid not of bandits, but at the very least of the vermin of the ground, and she is newly married and newly born... There are situations in life: in which a person stands strong and is immortalized historically, and if it were not for the painful events in our lives, even if our lives are long, there would be nothing meaningful to tell our grandchildren, or even to be told about us.
4 - The beautiful lady Sarah, who was not rewarded in beauty except by our mother Eve. This is the fate of God Almighty. She was given beauty, she was blessed with a loving husband who endured her not having children for an entire life, she married the father of the prophets. All of this is from the carats of her luck in this life, to be deprived of something for a period that is not short and then given to her, from what God has shown mercy to some believers, as if God Almighty is speaking to us in a hidden speech (Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely reward them according to the best of what they used to do.
The Sixth trial: Son slaughter Allah says
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعْيَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ فِي الْمَنَامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَانظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِي إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ (102) فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ (103) وَنَادَيْنَاهُ أَن يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ (104) قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْيَا ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ (105) إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ الْبَلَاءُ الْمُبِينُ (106)
And when he reached with him the age of striving, he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in my sleep that I am sacrificing you, so see what you think." He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, among the patient ones (102) So when they had both submitted and he had prostrated himself upon his forehead, (103) And We called to him, "O Abraham!" (104) You have fulfilled the vision. Indeed, thus do We reward the benefactors (105) Indeed, this is the clear trial. (106)
When he reached the age of striving with him
Abraham, peace be upon him, was given the good news of a patient son, one of the best types of children you can have in this life. He is patient, does not get angry, controls himself, and is merciful to his father and mother. The child grew up and became a young man (he reached the stage of striving). Striving is the wide movement that is between walking and running, and this gait is the gait of youth and activity, a gait with a purpose. The boy reached the stage of striving with his father, shoulder to shoulder, and foot to foot, He said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I am slaughtering you. Dreams in Islam are divided into:
Nightmares
various, overlapping, and disturbed dreams that are difficult to interpret, we all go through it (filtering the day and its events - filtering hard times, or a gathering of the devil's gathering)
Righteous visions
It is what the prophets, the righteous, and others see in this life. Visions are one of 46 parts of prophecy. What does this mean? That is, if you see righteous visions, you have picked a part of prophecy in your lap, and you have picked the good tidings of the end times. The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Nothing remains of prophecy except the good tidings.” They said: “What are the good tidings?” He said: “The righteous vision" In another narration (the Muslim sees it for himself or it is shown to him), so prophecy ended and was sealed with the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and the warnings and glad tidings remain: the vision is a piece of the unseen, placed with you, either warning you of good that will come in the near or distant future, or warning you of something in the near or distant future, and in all cases: it is a blessing from God that is only given to pure hearts that are close to God Almighty, free from deceit, hypocrisy, hatred, envy and all other ailments, and therefore it is not limited to believing Muslims, so we find many foreigners whose reason for guidance is a vision that was repeated and he is unable to understand it until he is guided to Islam, so it has to do with transparent hearts, not Muslim ones.
Now,
You are an expert that the vision of the prophets is true: If everything that has passed is true for ordinary people, do you imagine that the vision of the prophets is not true as they see it?
Then Abraham said to his son Ishmael, peace be upon them: “O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I am sacrificing you, so see what you think.”
Look at the tenderness and brokenness of the heart: My son... there is no father in the world who takes a child who grows up before his eyes after longing and is afflicted by the death of this son or his killing or or, except that he feels the feelings of our master Abraham, peace be upon him, then asks his permission to kill him and himself, and these are feelings that surpass humanity, but Abraham - peace be upon him - knows that his vision is true and that there is no going back on it, meaning that this is a command from God, the Blessed and Most High
He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, among the patient one"
The son is also well-mannered: Do what you are commanded, something amazing is the relationship of the prophets with God Almighty, love - good submission - obedience, then he said: You will find me, God willing, among the patient: so he presented the will: the will of God Almighty, and submission which is taken from the word Islam: has two types: submission and good submission, and good submission is without complaint: internal and external calm, no external politeness in suppressing complaints, no no, rather internal calm, and it is a forgotten act of worship among Muslims, and only the prophets and righteous people of this nation know it.
So when they had both submitted and he had laid him down on his forehead (103)
They both surrendered: None of them, was God able to spare them from going through these difficult times? Yes, but it was the extent of the trial that God Almighty wanted for Abraham, after all these painful destinies he went through, yes, and what about Ishmael - peace be upon him - how did he bear that his father, his role model - his love, was the one who slaughtered him himself, this life is a life of trials, and a person is tested according to his religion, and the strongest trials are the trials of the prophets, then the best and the best, the most important: good surrender, no scrambling of words and no hesitation, and instead, he gave him the forehead to begin the slaughter.
And We called to him, "O Abraham, (104) You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, thus do We reward the benefactors (105)
Did you notice the letter (waw) in Wandainaha: It suggests laxity and after a while, and it is not the fa of speed. God Almighty left room to kill attachment and carry out God’s command. You surrendered, and We called to Him, O Abraham, the vision has come true and the good tidings have continued. The most important thing is: You, you: How many times have you been afflicted? What about each affliction separately: Was it painful? Did you surrender to God’s will and destiny? Was it surrender or a good surrender? As long as you struggle against God’s decrees: expect nothing but bad, and as long as you surrender: expect relief, whether it comes soon or far away, it does not matter. The most important thing is that it is coming, coming, and the ordeal will be removed and the bitterness that was with it will be removed.
And see
Thus do We reward the benefactors
What is this? I understand that the benefactors in this nation are: the masters, the completers of their work in the most perfect way, that none of them can complete what they started because it is perfect, is there also benefaction in morals? If there is no benefaction in morals, then what is goodness written for, your goodness to His creation even if it is a dumb animal, your benefaction to yourself, your benefaction to your Creator: you look and your heart breaks for what you need: and you say with the tongue of the heart not our crooked tongue in front of people with all this benefaction, with the tongue of the heart: Yes, O Lord, I have surrendered, here: thus do we reward the benefactors.
Surrender,
my brother good surrender to your fate. There is no time or effort for forgiveness. Your death or my death may come soon, and all these sorrows will vanish. Death finishes off the beauty of the beautiful and the ugliness of the ugly, the illness of the sick and the health of the healthy. The end of it is death, so surrender.
Indeed, this is the clear trial (106)
God Almighty and Exalted Himself: saw that this was not an ordinary trial, but rather a clear and obvious trial, and it afflicted whom, it afflicted His loyal friend Abraham - peace be upon him - and after this temporary test, and every test has its time, let us try to let him return to the land of reward, praising and not criticizing.
And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice (107)
Here are the owners of animal love and love of their rights and they have international Animals rights organizations, and there is nothing wrong with that, as there are those who conduct very painful experiments on animals, It is very painful and there are those who skin some types of animals while they are alive, for their fur, so animal rights associations and organizations were established to protect them from the bad types of humans. As for you saying that God Almighty orders the slaughter and torture of animals for the sake of the children of Muslims, you really only see from your own eyes and from your own eyes how much harm the animal is exposed to at your hands and not ours, for we have standards for slaughtering the animal, and whoever deviates from them is sinful, and you kill the animal with live bullets with large machines under the pretext that it is merciful killing, and scientific evidence today confirms that the type of Islamic slaughter removes all the excess pressure in the blood and all the blood pollutants by cutting the animal’s main vein, and it is one of the best types of killing the animal.
On the other hand,
animals are less important than humans and are subject to them, except for beasts and some vermin. Just let's not put words in the wrong place.
Far from Trials: Excerpts from the Life of Khalil
The story of Abraham with the revival of the deadAllah says
وإذ قال إبراهيم رب أرني كيف تحيي الموتى قال أولم تؤمن قال بلى ولكن ليطمئن قلبي، قال فخذ أربعة من الطير فصرهن إليك ثم اجعل على كل جبل منهن جزءا ثم ادعهن يأتينك سعيا واعلم أن الله عزيز حكيم ( 260 ) )
And when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." He said, "Do you not believe?" He said, "Yes, but, that my heart may be reassured, He said: “Then take four birds and bring them to you, then place a portion of them on each mountain, then call them, they will come to you running. And know that God is Exalted in Mighty and Wise.” (260)
And when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead
A strange question from a prophet of God Almighty from ancient times? Does this have anything to do with what is happening today in the West regarding the suspicion of reviving the dead? The truth is we do not know, all we know is that man, the human race, is fond of some things (the idea of immortality - the idea of restoring youth and not dying - the idea of reviving the dead) and what comes after that? after that, there is nothing but that there is no God, why? Because if we could do the same actions as God, we would not need this God. The question that arises is: Why do things on planet Earth only get out of control, from volcanoes, floods, stormy winds, and so on? Those who say: It is due to climate change, true, but you claim divinity, and you claim that our one God left injustice on earth and left tragedies and ugly faces for some people, And other plagues that you see left and right, what did you do, O God, O All-Knowing, O All-Powerful, today? The most important: that Abraham - peace be upon him - dared - may God forgive me for the expression - to ask God Almighty about the secret of His creation - if I may say so - the strangest thing is not Abraham's question - peace be upon him, the strangest thing is: that God Almighty left freedom of expression to His loyal friend. But he asked him the question of a reproacher.
Do you not believe? He said: Yes, there is no discussion about this, but to reassure my heart
He said: Take four birds and slaughter them, then put a part of them on each mountain, i.e. slaughter them, then cut them up, then pluck their feathers. They are different birds, including the rooster, the pigeon, the peacock, and others. Then mix them together, so that it is not known which part of them belongs to which one. Then take a part of this mixture and put it on a mountain, and another part and put it on another mountain, and so on for four mountains
Then call them, and they will come to you running
This means: that Abraham called them, on these scattered parts, so they were gathered with the permission of God Almighty and each type of bird returned to its body, feathers, flesh, blood, etc. and they came in submission before Abraham - peace be upon him - Now: Is this the same science of cryogenics in the West today? No, of course not: cryogenics is an extremely complex process: Simply put, those who want life after death after they find a medicine to cure them of their illness, for example: they agree with someone who doctors say will die: to come at the moment of his death, 6 hours before his death from exhaustion, and they start removing his organs, organ by organ, and put it in high-tech cooling so that the organ does not get damaged from the excessive cooling, and when there is a suspicion of reviving him again, they return organ by organ from these cooled organs to the same body... Something unbelievable, but it is a science in itself and we believe in science but we believe in our Lord, the Greatest and Most High more than that, as a conclusion: God Almighty is not in any way as this complicated reviving the dead.
Know that Allah is Exalted in Mighty and Wise
Then Allah the Blessed and Exalted concludes His quick speech and His great action with Abraham by preferring Abraham to know that God is Almighty. What is the meaning of Almighty? He is the one who is rarely found, the one who is needed by everything and does not need anyone. Do you think that the name of Allah Almighty is in its correct place here? As for Wise, it is briefly the one who puts the right thing in the right place at the right time. Do you think that the name of Allah the Wise is in its correct place here?
The story of building the House Allah says
رَبَّنَا إِنِّي أَسْكَنْتُ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِي زَرْعٍ عِنْدَ بَيْتِكَ الْمُحَرَّمِ {إبراهيم:37
Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley at Your sacred House. {Ibrahim:37}
Do you remember this verse: The first trial of Ishmael - peace be upon him - if the expression is correct in this life, for in this life some of them are born without a father who died, and some of them do not have a father or a mother and they died, so this is their first destiny in this life, so Ishmael's blessed trial that immortalized Zamzam for us, and from almost the same place, empowerment came after years, the memory of those who built the House will be immortalized, the memory of those who raised the foundations will be immortalized, the memory of those who sought acceptance from God Almighty will be immortalized.
Now... know
Your destiny leads you to the will of God Almighty - the place of trial - the place of submission from Abraham and his wife Hajar at the time when he left her and her son in her lap as an infant in Mecca while she was lonely. It is the same place of empowerment, even if there is a temporary gap between them. So do not be dissatisfied, you just do not know.
Allah says also
وَإِذِ ابْتَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا ۖ قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۖ قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِي الظَّالِمِينَ (124) وَإِذْ جَعَلْنَا الْبَيْتَ مَثَابَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَمْنًا وَاتَّخِذُوا مِن مَّقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى ۖ وَعَهِدْنَا إِلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ أَن طَهِّرَا بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْعَاكِفِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ (125) وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَٰذَا بَلَدًا آمِنًا وَارْزُقْ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ مَنْ آمَنَ مِنْهُم بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۖ قَالَ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ أَضْطَرُّهُ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ النَّارِ ۖ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ (126) وإذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ (127) رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ (128) رَبَّنَا وَابْعَثْ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِكَ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ (129)
And when his Lord tested Abraham with certain commands, and he fulfilled them, He said, "Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people." He said, "And of my descendants?" He said, "My covenant does not include the wrongdoers." (124) And remember when We made the House a place of assembly for the people and a place of safety, and [mention], “And take from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer.” And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, “Purify My House for those who go around it, and those who stay there, and those who bow and prostrate.” (125) And remember when Abraham said, “My Lord, make this a secure country and provide its people with fruits - whoever of them believes in Allah and the Last Day.” He said, “And whoever disbelieves - I will let him enjoy himself for a little; then I will force him to the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the destination.” (126) And when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the House, Our Lord, accept from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.” (127) Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepter of repentance, the Merciful. (128)Our Lord, and send among them a Messenger from themselves who will recite to them Your verses and teach them the Book and wisdom and purify them. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. (129)
And when his Lord tested Abraham with certain commands, and he fulfilled them, He said, "Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people
You will not be empowered until you are tested, Even the prophets? Even the prophets, after 6 great tests in the life of Abraham - peace be upon him - he became an Imam for the people today, and how old is he now? It doesn't matter, don't look at when you will be able to, God chooses and you must enjoy His provision at the time, place and way that He wants, not you. It is said: How do you attain Imamate in religion? It is said: Through patience and certainty you attain Imamate in religion, so if patience is half of faith, and gratitude is the other half, then certainty in God = all of the faith.
And when We made the House a place of assembly for mankind and a place of safety
The houses of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, on earth are the mosques, and at the head of these mosques are the mosques to which people travel, the Sacred House: the first house established for people on earth, and the Holy House, which Allah freed from its captivity. The most important thing is that this house (the Sacred House) has two basic features: 1 - It is a house, a place, or a refuge to which one returns time and time again - 2 - Safety, for whoever lives in an unsafe spot on earth due to armed conflict or war, etc., the safest place for him is the Sacred House of Allah, may Allah perpetuate its glory and pride.
And take the place of Abraham as a place of prayer
Any place where Abraham prayed, the place where his blessed foot stood when he built the house, they took this place as a (prayer place)
And We have charged Abraham and Ishmael, saying, “Purify My House for those who go around it, and those who stay there, and those who bow and prostrate.” (125)
And God's covenant was responsible, in our lives there are many covenants and pacts, commercial covenants and other personal ones and even the marriage covenant is called a thick covenant, However, there is the greatest covenant of all: what is between you and God, so do not make a covenant with God about something and do not fulfill it. In the first place, do not make a covenant with God out of fear for yourself at the time of fulfillment, because God’s covenant was responsible, God Almighty and Himself: He made a covenant with Abraham and Ishmael: to purify His House for those who pray, those who seclude themselves, and those who circumambulate... Does this require a covenant? It is something essential in any mosque, so what about the Sacred Mosque? It is a reference to physical purification from idols, cleanliness and general purification, and perhaps spiritual: Do not enter the House of God with malice, hatred or envy filling your heart, because it is purified from filth and vices, and God is Most High and All-Knowing.
And remember when Abraham said, “My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits - whoever of them believes in Allah and the Last Day.” He said, “And whoever disbelieves - I will let him enjoy himself for a little; then I will force him to the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the destination.” (126)
Ibrahim started (supplication) before building. Why? He did not start building. What is the meaning of supplication: Supplication is beseeching the Lord with a specific request that you want answered. Ibrahim asked for these requests before building the house: A dialogue with the Lord of the Worlds - Provision for whoever enters this house - And security for whoever enters this house. And God Almighty did not delay answering his supplication - peace be upon him - until the building was completed, but responded to the supplication by passing it on = answering. Then He said that whoever disbelieves in this house, so I will give him a little enjoyment, and enjoyment in the Qur’an is always and forever surrounded by threat, because it is fleeting. Here the threat is twice, once with the word enjoyment and once with a little, then I will force him, so he will not go of his own free will, but he will be forced by force... And what is the benefit of this sentence in this noble verse: Is there in this an indication of the infidels entering the Sacred House or what is around it? God knows what He intends from His servants in this?
And when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the House, Our Lord, accept from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.” (127)
Construction begins... Another supplication.... (Our Lord, accept from us) What is this? They are still laying the foundation, and they are asking for acceptance? This is the method of the prophets, my dear: Acceptance from Allah the Blessed and Exalted has types, there is acceptance and there is good acceptance as He said about the Virgin Mary (So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance) Do you remember your graduation projects, did you get acceptable, good or excellent? Good acceptance = excellent.
Then Abraham the Friend - peace be upon him - ends his speech
You are the All-Hearing: All-Hearing why? Of what is going on in their hearts and minds, he and his son - peace be upon them - All-Knowing: of the inner workings of things, of the hearts, of the chests = the source of secrets and other things, and God is Most High and All-Knowing
Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepter of repentance, the Merciful. (128)
A request for him and his son - peace be upon them -
Make us submissive to Your command, obedient to Your obedience. We do not associate anyone with You in obedience, nor in worship, anyone other than You. The meaning of Islam is submission to God through obedience.
A request for his descendants:
And from our descendants a nation submitted to You: meaning subject to Your rule - obedient to Your command.
And show us our rituals and accept our repentance
That is, we know the commands of Your religion, and when we implement them, accept our repentance, because You are the Forgiving: the One who repents often to those who repent, the Merciful: the One who is very merciful to those who deserve it.
Our Lord, and send among them a Messenger from themselves who will recite to them Your verses and teach them the Book and wisdom and purify them. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Mighty, the Wise. (129)
Our Lord, send among them Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, and even if he is not mentioned by name, he is from his descendants (the prophets are brothers by bloodlines). And our master Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, calls the sacrifice the son of the sacrifice the son of the sacrifice, a metaphor for his father Abdullah who was to be sacrificed and for his grandfather Ismail, peace be upon him, who was to be sacrificed. Why did this messenger come? To recite the verses of God to us as Muslims - and to teach the Book, and to teach wisdom, and to purify from sins and faults, because you are the Almighty, the Wise
The death of our master Abraham - peace be upon him -The story is over - the end of every living being- even if it takes a long time
The Angel of Death came to take the soul of Abraham, the friend of God. So our master Abraham said to him: Have you ever seen a friend kill his friend? So God Almighty revealed to him: Have you ever seen a friend who hates to meet his friend? So Abraham, the friend of God, smiled and prepared to meet his Lord by ordering his children to remain steadfast on the path of faith.
Allah says
وَمَن يَرْغَبُ عَن مِّلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِلَّا مَن سَفِهَ نَفْسَهُ ۚ وَلَقَدِ اصْطَفَيْنَاهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَإِنَّهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ (130) إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ أَسْلِمْ ۖ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (131) وَوَصَّىٰ بِهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يَا بَنِيَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَىٰ لَكُمُ الدِّينَ فَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ (132) أَمْ كُنتُمْ شُهَدَاءَ إِذْ حَضَرَ يَعْقُوبَ الْمَوْتُ إِذْ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن بَعْدِي قَالُوا نَعْبُدُ إِلَٰهَكَ وَإِلَٰهَ آبَائِكَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ إِلَٰهًا وَاحِدًا وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ (133) تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ ۖ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ ۖ وَلَا تُسْأَلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ (134)
And who would abandon the religion of Abraham except one who makes a fool of himself? And We had certainly chosen him in this world, and indeed, in the Hereafter, he will be among the righteous. (130) When his Lord said to him, “Submit,” he said, “I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds.” (131) And Abraham enjoined it upon his sons and so did Jacob, “O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except as Muslims.” (132) Or were you witnesses when death approached Jacob, when he said to his sons, “What will you worship after me?” They said, “We will worship your God and the God of your fathers, Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac - one God, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him.” (133)
In the end, we must conclude with the Almighty’s sayingAllah says
{ما كان إبراهيم يهوديا ولا نصرانيا ولكن كان حنيفا مسلما وما كان من المشركين} [آل عمران: 67]
{Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to God]. And he was not of the polytheists.} [Al Imran: 67]
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