Hazrat Abrahamas Taken from the Waqf-e-Nau Syllabus
Hazrat Abrahamas was born in 1996 BC and died in 1821 BC, so he lived for 175 years.
The people had forgotten the teachings of unity brought by Hazrat Noahas and had begun worshipping idols. Hazat Abrahamas lived a pious life and from a young age disliked idols and rejected the idea of idol worship completely.
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Hazrat Abraham and his wife Sarah did not have any children, so Sarah told Abrahamas to marry Hagar so that they could have a child. At this time Hazrat Abrahamas was 85 years old. God promised Hazrat Abrahamas that he would have a pious progeny. And so Hagar gave birth to a son, Ismaelas.
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Hazrat Abrahamas was a native of Ur (about 200 miles South of Baghdad). He was brought up in the house of his Uncle Azhar who made idols, which were then sold to the people as their gods. He was a decedent of Hazrat Noahas.
Allah Almighty appointed Abrahamas as a prophet to stamp out the worship of idols from the society. He lost no time in starting this task and would speak in public and private about the uselessness of idol worship. Hazrat Abrahamas was married to his uncles Azar’s daughter Sarah. A prominent event in the life of Hazrat Abrahamas is when he broke all of the idols into pieces except for the ‘chief’, so that when the infuriated idol-worshippers wanted to know who had committed the crime Hazrat Abrahamas asked them to ask their chief, knowing it would give no answer! In this way, he made his point regarding the futility of Idol worship. His people set him on fire as a punishment, but Allah Ta’ala protected him from burning; “O fire, be thou a means of coolness and safety for Abraham” (Ch.21, Vs70)
In accordance with Allah’s command, Hazrat Abrahamas took his son Ismael and Hagar to a barren land and left them there. On leaving them he prayed:
Hazrat Abraham’sas wife Sarah was also promised by God that she would have a child. And she too was blessed with a son, named Isaacas. Hazrat Abrahamas was 100 years of age at the time. Isaacas was 13 years younger than his brother Ismaelas
“Our Lord, I have settled some of my children in an uncultivable valley near Thy Sacred House – Our Lord – that they may observe prayer. So make men’s heart incline towards them and provide them with fruits, that they may be thankful” (Ch.14, Vs38). This valley was one day to become the blessed cultivated land called Mecca where the Holy Prophetsaw was to spread the complete message of God to mankind. Hazrat Abrahamas saw in a dream that he was slaughtering his only son. When Hazrat Ismael was 12 years old, he went to visit him and relayed this dream. Hazrat Ismaelas said: “Oh my father, do as thou art commanded, thou will find me, if Allah please, steadfast in my faith” (Ch 37, Vs103). They were both ready to sacrifice for Allah Almighty, just as Hazrat Abrahamas was about to carry out he sacrifice, Allah stopped him and said he had fulfilled the dream.
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Hazrat Abraham’s prayed for a great prophet from among his progeny: “Our Lord, raise up among them a Messenger from among themselves, who may purify them, surely, Thou art the Mighty, the wise” (Ch1, Vs 130). This prayer was fulfilled in the person of the Prophet Muhammadsaw, the seal of the Prophets, who is a descendent of Hazrat Ismaelas
Under the command of Allah, Hazrat Abrahamas and Hazrat Ismaelas rebuilt the Ka’abah
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