They dug a deep pit, filled it with firewood and ignited it. They brought a catapult with which to cast Abraham into the fire. Abraham was put on the catapult, his hands and feet tied. The fire was ready with its flames reaching the sky. The people stood away from the pit because of the great heat. Then the chief priest gave his order to cast Abraham into the fire. The angel Gabriel came near Abraham's head and asked him: "0 Abraham, do you wish for anything?
The catapult was shot, and Abraham was cast into the fire, but his descent into the blaze was as a descent on steps in a cool garden. Palestine: Other. Makkah: Other. Download our free Ziyarah guides. Other landmarks. Mount Marwah. Dome of Moses. Jabal al-Thawr Mount Thawr.
About this site Please note that some of the places featured on this site cannot be verified for certain. These five prophets of Allah are Noah [Nuh A. There are different narrations, by different Islamic Scholars, about the age of Ibrahim A. However, all narrations suggest that Ibrahim A. As Allah says in Al-Quran:. Prophet Ibrahim A. He was born in a house of idolaters and his father was a well-known idol sculptor. As a young child, Ibrahim A.
At that time some people worshipped idols of stone and wood, others worshipped the planets, stars, sun, moon and some other worshipped their kings and rulers. Allah has gifted Ibrahim A. Allah says in Al-Quran:. During his early childhood, Ibrahim A. One day, he asked about his father's creation then his father told him that these were the statues of the gods. Being a child he played with such statues sitting on their backs as people sit on the backs of donkeys and mules. One day, his father saw him riding a statue called Mardukh.
At that moment his father was angry and ordered his son not to play with the statue again. It has big ears, bigger than ours. How do humans imagine that these statues can bring harm and benefit to them? Ibrahim's A.
The largest statues were placed in the middle of the temple. What surprised him was the way his people behaved when they entered the place of worship, they showed submission and honor in front of the statues. They even cried and begged for various things as if the statues heard what they complained and talked about. At first, such a sight seemed funny to him, but later he began to feel angry.
What added to the problem was that his father wanted him to be a priest when he was grown? He wanted nothing more from his son but reverences for those statues from Ibrahim A. One day Ibrahim A. There was a feast in front of statues and in the middle of the festival, there was a priest who gave a briefing about the greatness of the idol gods.
The priest begged the statue to love his people and give them sustenance. Suddenly silence was broken by Ibrahim's A. They found that it was Ibrahim's A. Then the priest began to show his anxiety and anger. Suddenly the father of Ibrahim A. Then they both came out of the temple. The father accompanied Ibrahim A.
However, he did not want to sleep. He walked alone in the dark until he chose a cave where he sat resting his back against its wall. In the cave from where view of the sky was clear, Ibrahim A. He was looking at planets and stars which were worshipped by some people on earth.
His young heart was filled with tremendous pain. He considered what was beyond the moon, the stars and the planets i. Allah and was astonished that these celestial bodies were worshipped by men whereas they had been created to worship and obey their Creator.
And when he saw the moon rising, he said:. And his people argued with him. He said:. In that debate, Ibrahim A. Indeed, these bodies are created things, fashioned, controlled, managed and made to serve. They appear sometimes and disappear at others, going out of sight from our world. However, Allah does not lose sight of anything, and nothing can be hidden from Him. He is without end, everlasting without disappearance. There is no other deity but Allah.
Allah Says in Al-Quran:. When he said to his father and his people:. The father said to his son: " O Ibrahim, you have betrayed me and have been dishonorable to me. As mention in Al-Quran:. Get out of my house!
I do not want to see you anymore. Get out! Being a wise son and a noble Prophet, Ibrahim A. When he heard the harsh words and threat of murder from his father, he said gently:. After this conversation, Ibrahim A.
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