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Chapter 8: Prophet Ibrahim (a) - Part I
Namrud was the king of Babylon. He was a very powerful king and he told the people
to worship him as their lord. Since the people already worshipped idols, they did not mind
worshipping Namrud as their god as well.
One day Namrud had a bad dream. He called all the astrologers to explain the
meaning of his dream. The astrologers predicted that a boy was going to be born and he
would call all the people towards Allah. Namrud did not want his people to worship Allah, so
he ordered his guards to examine all the new born babies carefully to see if they showed any
signs of miracles. What he failed to realized was that when Allah wanted to send down a
prophet, nothing could stop Him.
By Allah’s wish when Prophet Ibrahim’s (a) mother was going to have a baby, nobody
found out. To make sure nobody discovered him, she gave birth to Prophet Ibrahim (a) in a
cave in the woods. She then covered the entrance of the cave, left him alone there, and
prayed to Allah to take care of him. Almighty Allah indeed took care of him. Whenever
Prophet Ibrahim (a) was hungry, He made milk flow from the fingers of Prophet Ibrahim (a).
Thus Prophet Ibrahim (a) grew up strong and healthy. At the age of 13 he went back to town
to live with his mother.
Prophet Ibrahim (a) had an uncle by the name of Azar. He carved
idols from stones and his sons would sell them to the people. Azar gave
the same job to Prophet Ibrahim (a). Prophet Ibrahim (a) would tie the
idols and drag them to the market. The idols would become dirty and dusty. Then he would
tell the people in the market to come and buy the idols that were so lifeless and helpless. In
this way, he tried to point out to the idol-worshippers that their idols could neither help nor hurt
anyone.
Almighty Allah had sent Prophet Ibrahim (a) to guide people to the right path. Prophet
Ibrahim (a) would talk to the idol-worshippers about the Day of Judgment and how people
would rise from the dead. Prophet Ibrahim (a) believed Allah could do this, but he wanted to
see it with his own eyes.
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