The Sacrifice of Abraham

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The Sacrifice of Abraham
On account of Prophet Abraham’s preaching against the idols of Hara in Iraq, he and Lady Sarah had been expelled from their homeland and had settled in Egypt.

A while before Prophet Abraham and Lady Sarah arrived in Egypt, Princess Hagar, came to live with Pharaoh’s wife in her palace as her father who had been the King of Ain Shams had passed away.

When Pharaoh met Prophet Abraham and Lady Sarah he suggested that Princess Hagar might be a suitable companion for Lady Sarah. Princess Hagar was agreeable and so she left the palace to live with Abraham and Sarah. Hagar was a sweet natured lady, she loved Sarah dearly and a very special relationship grew between them.

Idolatry was commonplace in Egypt, especially in the court of Pharaoh, but Princess Hagar did not incline to it. Prophet Abraham spoke to her about Allah and she was quick to recognize the truth and believed in his teachings of the Oneness of Allah.

The years had passed by and Prophet Abraham and Lady Sarah were now elderly and had remained childless. Because of her advanced age, Sarah had given up hope of having a child so she suggested to Abraham that he might like to take Hagar to be her co-wife. Both Abraham and Hagar agreed to her suggestion and shortly after Hagar became Abraham's second wife.

The family's wish was fulfilled when Lady Hagar conceived and gave birth to a son whom they named Ishmael. Lady Sarah was delighted and happy that her husband had at long last been blessed with a son -- little did she know at that time that she too would be blessed in later years for her patience with a son of her own, Isaac.

THE JOURNEY
Before Ishmael had completed his weaning, Prophet Abraham had a vision in which he was told to take Lady Hagar and their son to a place called Becca, in the Arabian peninsular, known today as Mecca, and leave them there.

Becca lay on one of the most traveled caravan routes in Arabia, however, it remained uninhabited largely because it lacked water.

When Prophet Abraham reached Becca, he settled Lady Hagar and Ishmael under the shade of a large tree with a bag of dates and a water-skin full of water, then, he turned away and started to leave. Lady Hagar followed him and asked, "Abraham, where are you going, are you leaving us in an uninhabited, provisionless wilderness?" She asked the same question several times, but Abraham did not comment. Searching for a reason she asked, "Has Allah commanded you to do this?" To this he replied, "Yes," whereupon she answered, "Then Allah will not let us perish," and returned to her infant.

ABRAHAM SUPPLICATES FOR HAGAR AND ISHMAEL
At a place called Thania, which was not visible to Lady Hagar, Prophet Abraham stopped and turned his face in the direction of Ka'bah -- the first House of Allah to be built on earth -- that lay in ruins covered by the sands of time. He raised his hands and supplicated:
"Our Lord, I have settled some of my offspring
in a barren valley near Your Holy House;
Our Lord let them perform the prayer,
and make the hearts of men yearn towards them,
and provide them with fruits in order that they are thankful."
Koran 4:37

Allah had promised Prophet Abraham that from his offspring would arise great nations, that is why Prophet Abraham refers to having settled "Some of his offspring" near the House of Allah, Ka'bah.” The promise came to pass as we know that it was from the descendants of Prophet Ishmael that Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, was born.

Lady Hagar suckled Ishmael and drank the water from the water skin until it was empty.

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Pages: 24

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Release: June 04, 2011

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Norkhadejah Darwish

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