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Ibrahim (AS) grew up around people who worshipped statues and idols. He looked at the world and thought: Who really made all of this?
He looked at a bright star but it went away. He looked at the moon but it went away too. He looked at the sun but it also went away at night.
Then Ibrahim (AS) said: I turn my face to the One who made the sky and the earth. I am not one of those who worship other things alongside Allah. This is how Ibrahim (AS)'s heart came to know and love the One True Allah.
Look at the world around you. The sun, moon, and stars all come and go. Only Allah is always there. ๐
Ibrahim (AS) tried to help his father understand the truth. He spoke to him gently. He said: O my father, why do you worship something that cannot hear you or see you or help you at all?
His father got angry and said: If you do not stop I will hurt you! Leave me!
Ibrahim (AS) did not get angry back. He said kindly: Peace be upon you, O my father. I will ask Allah to forgive you. He has always been gracious to me. Then Ibrahim (AS) walked away and kept calling to Allah.
Even when people are unkind to us, we answer with kind and gentle words. That is what Ibrahim (AS) did. ๐
One day everyone went to a festival and Ibrahim (AS) stayed behind. He went to where all the idols were kept. He looked at them and said: Why do you not eat? Why do you not speak?
Then he broke them all to pieces, except the biggest one. When the people came back they were very angry. They asked: Who did this?!
Ibrahim (AS) said: Ask the biggest one, if it can speak. The people knew their idols could not speak. But even then, they did not accept the truth.
Ibrahim (AS) was brave and spoke the truth even when everyone else was wrong. We can be brave and speak the truth too. ๐ช
They threw Ibrahim (AS) into a great fire. But Ibrahim (AS)'s heart was full of trust in Allah. He said: HasbiyAllahu wa ni'mal wakeel โ Allah is enough for me and He is the best One to trust.
Then Allah said to the fire: O fire, be cool and safe for Ibrahim (AS).
The fire became cool and safe. Ibrahim (AS) came out unharmed. Allah says those who tried to harm him were the ones who lost.
Say HasbiyAllahu wa ni'mal wakeel when things are hard. Ibrahim (AS) said it in a fire and Allah kept him completely safe. ๐ช
Ibrahim (AS) asked Allah: My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead.
Allah said: Do you not believe? Ibrahim (AS) said: Yes I do. But I ask so that my heart may be even more certain.
Allah told him to take four birds, make them familiar with him, then place parts of them on different mountains and call to them. Ibrahim (AS) did this โ and the birds came flying back to him, fully alive. Ibrahim (AS)'s heart was filled with even more certainty. ๐
We can ask Allah to make our faith stronger. Wanting to be more certain about Allah is a wonderful thing. ๐
Ibrahim (AS) was brought before a proud king. Ibrahim (AS) said to him: My Lord is the One who gives life and causes death.
The king said: I give life and cause death too. So Ibrahim (AS) said: Allah brings the sun from the east. So you bring it from the west.
The king had nothing to say. Allah says He does not guide those who do wrong.
Use wise words when speaking the truth, just like Ibrahim (AS) did. Truth always wins in the end. ๐
Some angels came to Ibrahim (AS) looking like people. Ibrahim (AS) was very generous and brought them a roasted calf to eat. But the angels did not eat. Ibrahim (AS) felt uneasy.
The angels said: Do not be afraid. We are angels from Allah. Then they gave Ibrahim (AS) and his wife Sarah good news that they would have a son named Is'haq (AS), and after Is'haq, a grandson named Ya'qub (AS).
Ibrahim (AS)'s wife was astonished and said: How can I give birth when I am an old woman and my husband is an old man? The angels said the command of Allah is decided. Then they told Ibrahim (AS) they were going to the people of Lut (AS). Ibrahim (AS) spoke up for them, but Allah said the matter had already been decided.
Ibrahim (AS) was very generous to his guests without hesitation. Always be kind and welcoming to visitors. ๐ฝ๏ธ
Allah told Ibrahim (AS) to take his wife Hajar and their baby Ismail (AS) to a dry empty valley called Makkah, a place with no people and no water. Ibrahim (AS) left them there and began to walk away.
Hajar called after him: Ibrahim (AS), are you leaving us here? Did Allah tell you to do this? Ibrahim (AS) nodded yes. Hajar said: Then Allah will not leave us alone.
Hajar ran back and forth between two hills seven times looking for water. Then a miracle happened. Water burst up from the ground. This is the blessed Zamzam water, still flowing today. ๐ง
Hajar worked hard and trusted Allah completely. When we do our best and trust Allah, He opens doors. ๐ง
Allah gave Ibrahim (AS) a very hard test. In a dream, Allah showed Ibrahim (AS) sacrificing his son Ismail (AS). Dreams of Prophets are real messages from Allah.
Ibrahim (AS) told Ismail (AS) about it. Ismail (AS) said: O my father, do what you have been commanded. You will find me patient, inshAllah.
As Ibrahim (AS) was about to carry it out, Allah called to him: O Ibrahim (AS), you have fulfilled the vision. Allah sent a great sacrifice in place of Ismail (AS). This is why Muslims sacrifice an animal at Eid ul-Adha every year. ๐
Ibrahim (AS) loved Allah more than anything. We celebrate his trust and his son's bravery every Eid ul-Adha. ๐
Ibrahim (AS) and his son Ismail (AS) built the Ka'bah in the valley of Makkah. As they were building, they made dua together:
Our Lord, accept this from us. You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Our Lord, make us people who submit to You, and from our children a Muslim nation.
Every Muslim in the world faces the Ka'bah when they pray. It is still standing today. ๐
Every time you face the Ka'bah to pray, you are part of Ibrahim (AS) and Ismail (AS)'s dua. That dua includes you. ๐คฒ
When Prophet Muhammad (SAW) went through the heavens on the Night Journey, he reached the seventh heaven. There he met Ibrahim (AS).
Ibrahim (AS) was leaning against Bayt al-Ma'mur, the heavenly house directly above the Ka'bah. Every day 70,000 new angels enter it to worship Allah and they never go in twice. There are always new ones.
Ibrahim (AS) welcomed Prophet Muhammad (SAW) warmly. ๐
Every time you pray facing the Ka'bah, you are connected to Ibrahim (AS) in the seventh heaven and to Allah. ๐
Ibrahim (AS) was brave, honest, and loved Allah more than anything in the world. He trusted Allah when things were very hard. He never gave up. And Allah called him Khalilullah โ the close friend of Allah.
Sources: The Noble Quran & Sahih Bukhari
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