Maqam e Ibrahim : The Status of Ibrahim, Peace Be Upon Him
by Nisaar Y. Nadiadwala on Monday, December 19, 2011 at 9:22pm
Have you considered this : Among the other titles of the religion Islam, one is " Millat e Ibrahim Hanifa" and Allah calls it "Deenan qayyimam-millat e Ibrhaim hanifa " A straight forward religion the religion of Ibrahim the true in faith...It is no less than at six places in the Qur'an. Besides Propht Muhammed peace be upon him, Ibrahim peace be upon him is the other Prophet who is " an excellent example to follow " says the 6th verse of Surah Mumtahina. He is honoured as a "Ummah", though ummah means a group or an enitre nation ! In the vicinity of Haram there is a Zamzam, Safa and Marwa, Rukn e Yemeni ... but we have a Maqam e Ibrahim.. the place where the Imam stands up to lead the prayers..
The Qur'an announces some of the excellent qualities of Ibrahim peace be upon him and a few of them are :
1. He was " la'awwahumuneeb" Tender hearted and Forebearing (Surah Toubah : 114)
2. Ibrahim was "ummaten Kanitan"..Devoutely obedient (Surah Hud : 75)
3. He was "Shakiran" Thankful for the favours of Allah (Surah Nahl : 121)
4. He approached his Lord with a "Qalbin saleem" A sound heart ( Surah Saffat: 84)
5. Allah made him " linaas Imaam" a leader for mankind (Surah Baqarah:124)
6. And Allah took him as a "Khaleel " a close friend (Surah Nisa'a : 125 )
7. Allah mentions him in the Qur'an as "siddiqan nabiya" a Truthful Prophet (Surah Maryam : 41)
Besides these, we have Ibrahim peace be upon him in the Qur'an as a devouted worshipper of Allah with a superlative tawaqqal (trust, confidence and faith) upon Allah,
1. When he is commanded to leave his wife and child in the lonely valley of Makkah with no human being around!
2. When he is commanded to slaughter his beloved son Isma'el
3. When he is thrown in the fire..he refuses to take the help of the angels who are sent as a test..
We have Ibrahim the Dawah activist of Islam
1. When he debates with the King Namrood in his court and defeats him
2. When he questions bravely his own people including his beloved father about the idols they worshipped, the crowd was terribe hostile one..
We have Ibrahim the affectionate father :
1. When Allah announces that He will make Ibrahim as a leader for the mankind, he immediately asked for the same blessing for his offsprings too. " Wamin zurriyati " and "Ya bunayya " are the two phrases which are used by Ibrhaim for his offsprings.
2. When He prays to Allah to make him perfect and puncutal in worshipping he adds " wamin zurriyati" and my offsprings too
3. When he is building the Kabah with Ismail his son helping him, he prays " O Allah accept this from us " he includes his son
4. When he is on the death bed he reminds his sons to worship only Allah though his sons were also Prophets !
5. He prays to Allah to save him and HIS OFFSPRINGS from idol worshipping
6. He prays for a Prophet among his children (Prophet Muhammed peace be upon him) to teach the book and wisdom to people.
NO wonder Allah accepted all the prayers of Ibrahim and granted him every thing, including a chain of Prophets in his lineage including the last prophet.
As the Qur'an says : Indeed in Ibrahim peace be upon him is an excellent example for us to follow... let us try to be an excellent models's for our children, and try to be an excellent daee of Islam amd put our trust in Allah whenever we need and also thank Allah for his blessings other wise the stories of Ibrahim may just pass away from one genertion to another like those of fairy tales without benefitting us..
Author: Nisaar Nadiadwala speaks and writes on Islam and Muslims. He can be reached at nisaar_yusuf@yahoo.com
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by Nisaar Y. Nadiadwala on Monday, December 19, 2011 at 9:22pm
Have you considered this : Among the other titles of the religion Islam, one is " Millat e Ibrahim Hanifa" and Allah calls it "Deenan qayyimam-millat e Ibrhaim hanifa " A straight forward religion the religion of Ibrahim the true in faith...It is no less than at six places in the Qur'an. Besides Propht Muhammed peace be upon him, Ibrahim peace be upon him is the other Prophet who is " an excellent example to follow " says the 6th verse of Surah Mumtahina. He is honoured as a "Ummah", though ummah means a group or an enitre nation ! In the vicinity of Haram there is a Zamzam, Safa and Marwa, Rukn e Yemeni ... but we have a Maqam e Ibrahim.. the place where the Imam stands up to lead the prayers..
The Qur'an announces some of the excellent qualities of Ibrahim peace be upon him and a few of them are :
1. He was " la'awwahumuneeb" Tender hearted and Forebearing (Surah Toubah : 114)
2. Ibrahim was "ummaten Kanitan"..Devoutely obedient (Surah Hud : 75)
3. He was "Shakiran" Thankful for the favours of Allah (Surah Nahl : 121)
4. He approached his Lord with a "Qalbin saleem" A sound heart ( Surah Saffat: 84)
5. Allah made him " linaas Imaam" a leader for mankind (Surah Baqarah:124)
6. And Allah took him as a "Khaleel " a close friend (Surah Nisa'a : 125 )
7. Allah mentions him in the Qur'an as "siddiqan nabiya" a Truthful Prophet (Surah Maryam : 41)
Besides these, we have Ibrahim peace be upon him in the Qur'an as a devouted worshipper of Allah with a superlative tawaqqal (trust, confidence and faith) upon Allah,
1. When he is commanded to leave his wife and child in the lonely valley of Makkah with no human being around!
2. When he is commanded to slaughter his beloved son Isma'el
3. When he is thrown in the fire..he refuses to take the help of the angels who are sent as a test..
We have Ibrahim the Dawah activist of Islam
1. When he debates with the King Namrood in his court and defeats him
2. When he questions bravely his own people including his beloved father about the idols they worshipped, the crowd was terribe hostile one..
We have Ibrahim the affectionate father :
1. When Allah announces that He will make Ibrahim as a leader for the mankind, he immediately asked for the same blessing for his offsprings too. " Wamin zurriyati " and "Ya bunayya " are the two phrases which are used by Ibrhaim for his offsprings.
2. When He prays to Allah to make him perfect and puncutal in worshipping he adds " wamin zurriyati" and my offsprings too
3. When he is building the Kabah with Ismail his son helping him, he prays " O Allah accept this from us " he includes his son
4. When he is on the death bed he reminds his sons to worship only Allah though his sons were also Prophets !
5. He prays to Allah to save him and HIS OFFSPRINGS from idol worshipping
6. He prays for a Prophet among his children (Prophet Muhammed peace be upon him) to teach the book and wisdom to people.
NO wonder Allah accepted all the prayers of Ibrahim and granted him every thing, including a chain of Prophets in his lineage including the last prophet.
As the Qur'an says : Indeed in Ibrahim peace be upon him is an excellent example for us to follow... let us try to be an excellent models's for our children, and try to be an excellent daee of Islam amd put our trust in Allah whenever we need and also thank Allah for his blessings other wise the stories of Ibrahim may just pass away from one genertion to another like those of fairy tales without benefitting us..
Author: Nisaar Nadiadwala speaks and writes on Islam and Muslims. He can be reached at nisaar_yusuf@yahoo.com
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