Download The Great Story of Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim) In Islam

Copyright
The Great Story of Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim) In
Islam
1st edition 2016
Text by Muham Sakura Dragon
eISBN 978-1-51998-733-4
Published by www.booksmango.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Text & cover page Copyright© Muham Sakura Dragon
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, copied,
stored or transmitted in any form without prior written permission from
the publisher.
This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are
entirely coincidental.
This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. It may not be
re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this
book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each
recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it
was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own
copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author, editors,
researchers, copyright holder, publisher and contributors.
pre-Words
Prophet Ibrahim ibn Azar known as Abraham in the Hebrew
bible, is recognized in Islam as a prophet and apostle of
Allah SWT (God) and patriarch of many peoples. In
Muslim belief, Abraham fulfilled all the commandments
and trials which God tried him with over his lifetime. As
a result of his unwavering faith in God, Abraham was
promised by God to be a leader to all the nations of the
world. The Quran extols Prophet Abraham as a model,
an exemplar, obedient and not an idolator. In this sense,
Abraham has been described as representing “primordial
man in universal surrender to the Divine Reality before its
fragmentation into religions separated from each other by
differences in form”. The Islamic holy day Eid al-Adha
is celebrated in memory of the bravery of Abraham, and
Muslims perform the pilgrimage to pay homage at the
Kaaba which Abraham had set up and reformed.
Muslims believe that the prophet Abraham became the
leader of the righteous in his time and it was through him
that the people of both Arabia and Israel came. Abraham,
in the belief of Islam, was instrumental in cleansing the
world of idolatry at the time. Paganism was cleared out by
Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) in both Arabia and Canaan.
He spiritually purified both places as well as physically
sanctifying the houses of worship. Abraham and Ismail
(Ishmael) further established the rites of pilgrimage, or
Hajj, which are still followed by Muslims today. Muslims
maintain that Abraham further asked God to bless both
the lines of his progeny, of Prophet Ismail (Ishmael) and
Prophet Ishaq (Isaac), and to keep all of his descendants
in the protection of God. They also believe that Prophet
Muhammad SAW is a descendant of Prophet Abraham
3
22