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Prophet #6 · c. 2000 BCE traditional

Ibrāhīm

إبراهيم

Commonly rendered in English as Abraham.

Argued with his idol-carving father, shattered the idols, was thrown into the fire, survived; took his family to the wilderness of Makkah and raised the Kaaba with his son Ismāʿīl.

Era
c. 2000 BCE traditional
Region
Ur → al-Shām → Makkah
Sent to
Nations of the Near East
Khalīl Allāh (The Friend of Allah)Ulū al-ʿAzmImām al-Ḥunafāʾ
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Passages that mention Ibrāhīm

  1. "how should we send Salah upon you? He said, Say, O Allah, send Salah upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as you sent Salah upon Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. And bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Verily, you are praiseworthy, glorious. Allah, exalted, is He, said about Ibrahim, and Ibrahim who fulfilled."

  2. "seeing him, Ishmael stood up and embraced him, just as a son would embrace his father and a father his son. Ibrahim then said, O Ishmael, Allah has commanded me to do something. Ishmael replied, Then do what your Lord has commanded you. Ibrahim asked, Will you help me? Ishmael responded, I will help you. Ibrahim said, Allah has commanded me to build a house here, pointing to a small hillock in the area. Together they raised the foundations of the house. Ishmael brought the stones while Ibrahim built. When the building grew high, Ishmael brought a stone for Ibrahim to stand on while building, and Ishmael handed him"

  3. "it in its current state. Now, regarding Allah's and his noble messengers praise of his servant and friend Abraham, Allah said, and when Ibrahim was tried by his Lord with words and he fulfilled them, he said, indeed I will make you a leader for the people. Ibrahim asked, and of my descendants? Allah replied, my covenant does not include the wrongdoers. As Allah says in Surah Al-Baqarah, when Abraham fulfilled the great commands his Lord tasked him with, he made him a leader for the people to follow and heed his guidance. Abraham asked Allah that this leadership be continuous through his lineage, enduring among his"

  4. "some aspects of this account differ from the apparent meaning of the Quran regarding their story and fate and Allah knows best the truth. The story of Abraham known as the friend of Allah begins with his lineage. Abraham was the son of Terah tracing his ancestry back to Noah peace be upon him. This account aligns with the people of the book in their scriptures. The historian Ibn Asaker in his biography of Abraham mentions that Abraham's mother was named Umaylah. Another source Al-Kalbi refers to her as Buna daughter of Karbata. Ibn Asaker also notes that Abraham was called father of the guests."

  5. "to find a man in the house. He asked, Who let you into my house? The man said, Its owner let me in. Ibrahim said, I am its owner. The man replied, The one who owns it more than you and I let me in. Ibrahim asked, Who are you among the angels? He replied, I am the angel of death. Ibrahim asked, Can you show me the form in which you take the soul of a believer? The angel said, Yes, turn away from me. So he turned away, then looked back to see a young man of great beauty with handsome garments and a pleasant fragrance. Ibrahim said, O angel of death, if a believer were to see nothing at death but your appearance, it would suffice him. Additionally, there is the witnessing of"

  6. "supplication, and fulfilled his request. Allah sent his honorable messengers alongside his great angels who first passed by Khalil Ibrahim, Abraham, and gave him glad tidings of a wise son. They informed him of the monumental matter they had come to deliver and the magnitude of the impending event. Abraham said, So what is your business, O messengers? They replied, Indeed, we have been sent to a guilty people. When our messengers came to Ibrahim with good news, they said, We are going to destroy the people of this town. Indeed, its people have been wrongdoers. He said, Indeed, Lot is in it. They said, We are more aware of who is in it. We will surely save him"

  7. "the fire, all the creatures tried to extinguish it except for the gecko which blew at it. So the Messenger of Allah commanded us to kill it. Mention of the debate between Abraham, the beloved, and one who sought to contend with the great and glorious for greatness and the mantle of pride, claiming lordship while being merely one of the weak slaves. Allah Almighty says in Surah Al-Baqarah, Have you not considered him who argued with Abraham about his lord because Allah had given him dominion? When Abraham said, My lord is the one who gives life and causes death, he said, I give life and cause death. Abraham said, Indeed, Allah brings the sun from the"

  8. "Ibrahim pronounced Allah's name and the son prepared himself for death. As-Sudi and others narrate that Ibrahim passed the knife over his son's throat, but it did not cut. Some say a sheet of copper was placed between the knife and his throat. At that moment, Allah called out, O Ibrahim, you have fulfilled the vision, meaning the test and obedience were achieved. Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son was acknowledged, as he had sacrificed his body for the fire and his wealth for guests. Allah said, indeed, this was a clear trial, highlighting the apparent test, and we ransomed him with a great sacrifice, refers to"

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