Baqarah 124

Baqarah 124


124- AND AS IBRAHIM WAS TRIED BY HIS LORD WITH CERTAIN COMMANDS WHICH HE FULFILLED, HE (ALLAH) SAID: “I SHALL APPOINT YOU IMAM (LEADER) FOR MANKIND”.  HE SAID: “AND OF MY OFFSPRING TOO?”  HE (ALLAH) SAID: “MY PROMISE IS NOT FOR THE WRONG-DOERS”.


Ibrahim peace be upon him is the father of the prophets, for from his line came all the prophets and messengers after him.  This is a very exalted position.  

Allah the Highest tested him with some commands, which he fulfilled.  There are a number of reports as to what these commands were, but they are not substantiated or authenticated, therefore will not be mentioned.  It was a great and very difficult command however, which was to slaughter his only son then, Ismail.  He obeyed that command, but Allah the Highest did not let him slaughter his son and sent him a ram instead to slaughter instead.  We do the same in Eid commemorating this event.  Allah the Highest said about this: “WE GAVE HIM GOOD NEWS ABOUT HAVING A FORBEARING BOY * WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO WALK ALONG WITH HIM HE(IBRAHIM) SAID: ‘SON, I SEE IN MY VISION THAT I SLAUGHTER YOU, SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?’.  HE SAID: ‘MY FATHER DO AS YOU ARE COMMANDED, ALLAH WILLING, YOU WILL FIND ME PATIENT’ * WHEN THEY SERRENERED TO THE COMMAND AND HE TURNED HIS (ISMAEL’S) FACE AWAY * WE CALLED HIM: ‘IBRAHIM * YOU OBEYED THE COMMAND IN YOUR VISION, WE REWARD THE SINCERE BELIEVERS * THIS IS THE GREATEST TEST AND TRIAL’* AND WE RANSOMED HIM WITH A GREAT ANIMAL TO SLAUGHTER INSTEAD”.  (S: 37 A: 101-107)

This was a very hard test of a Man’s Faith, to be ordered to slaughter his only child with his own hands, the child he prayed for and had when old.  Ibrahim peace upon him obeyed without questioning.

It is a great privilege and responsibility to be the leader of mankind and the father of the prophets, peace upon them.  

Like any father, he wished the best for his offspring, and that is to be in the line of prophet hood and righteousness.  Allah the Highest answered him to that saying: “AND WE MADE THE PROPHET HOOD AND THE BOOK IN HIS OFFSPRING”.  (S: 29 A: 27)

Allah the Highest however exempted the wrong doers and sinners from this which is natural.

In fact, Allah the Highest favoured some families above all others: “ALLAH FAVOURED ADAM, NOAH, THE FAMILY OF IBRAHIM AND THE FAMILY OF IMRAN TO ALL MANKIND”.  (S:3 A:33)

Why?  This is not for us to ask.

Ibrahim peace upon him had two sons; Ismael from his second wife Hajar, then Isaac from Sarah.  From Isaac came Jacob (who was also called Israel) then all the lined of the prophets to Jesus peace upon them all.  

Hajar was taken with her son Ismail to live where it is Mekka now, where they settled and lived.  The only prophet or messenger from Ismail’s line is Mohamed prayer and peace upon him.

They are those who carried the heavy burden and responsibility of delivering Allah’s message to the disbelievers, Idolaters, the unwilling, the jesting and Mocking.  They had to endure a great deal, and most of them the last and final prophet and messenger, Mohamed prayer and peace upon him.


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