f. Ibrāhim (Abraham) (peace be upon him):
Then, Allah Almighty sent Abraham (peace be upon him) to his people after they had gone astray and worshiped the stars and idols. In the Qur’an, He says:{Indeed, we had given Abraham sound judgment before, for We know him well. When he said to his father and his people, “What are these statues to which you are so devoted? «They said, “We found our forefathers worshiping them. «He said, “Indeed, you and your forefathers were clearly misguided. «They said, “Have you come to us with the truth, or are you joking? «He said, “Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and earth, who created them, and I am one of those who bear witness to it.By Allah, I will surely plot against your idols after you have turned and gone away. «So, he broke them into pieces, except the biggest of them, so that they might come back to it.They said, “Who has done this to our gods? He is indeed one of the wrongdoers. «They said, “We heard a young man, speaking ill of them, who is called Abraham. «They said, “Bring him then before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness [his trial].”They said, “Are you the one who did this to our gods, O Abraham? «He said, “Rather, it was this biggest one who did it. So, ask them, if they can speak! «So, they turned back to one another, and said, “Indeed, it is you who are the wrongdoers.» Then they turned to their obstinacy, [saying], “You already know that they cannot speak. «Abraham said, “Do you then worship besides Allah that which can neither benefit nor harm you in the beastie upon you and upon all that you worship besides Allah! Do you not have any sense? «They said, “Burn him and avenge your gods, if you must do something. «We said, “O fire, be cool and safe for Abraham. «They plotted to harm him, but We made them the worst losers.}[Surat al- Anbiyā’: 51-70]Then, Abraham and his son Ismā‘il (Ishmael) emigrated from
Palestine to Makkah, where Allah Almighty commanded them to build the Ka‘bah and call upon people to perform Hajj and worship Allah there.{We charged Abraham and Ishmael to purify My House for those who perform circumambulation or stay for worship, or those who bow down and prostrate.}[Surat al-Baqarah: 125]
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