“Shall I bear a child when I am an old woman and this husband of mine is an aged man?” she chuckled to herself, her heart mixing hope with disbelief.
The young Ismaeel, the child of the desert, the son born from patience and exile, did not flinch. He said the words that echo through eternity: “O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, among the steadfast.” nabi ibraahim caruurtiisa
The test was not about blood. It was about the heart. Would Ibraahim’s love for his long-awaited son outweigh his love for his Creator? Would Ismaeel’s love for his own life outweigh his obedience to his father and Allah? “Shall I bear a child when I am
Father and son walked to the place of sacrifice. Ibraahim laid his son on his forehead, face down. He drew the knife across his son’s throat. But the knife would not cut. Allah had stopped the blade. You will find me, if Allah wills, among the steadfast
Allah, in His wisdom, revealed to Ibraahim a command that would break any father’s heart: Take Hajar and the infant Ismaeel to a barren, uninhabited valley far away—the valley of Bakkah (later known as Makkah).