The Story of Prophet Ibrahim Complete with the Story of His Children

The Story of Prophet Ibrahim Complete with the Story of His Children

As children, of course we have learned to memorize the 25 names of the prophets and messengers of God. In this article we will discuss the story of one of the prophets of Allah SWT, namelythe story of the ProphetIbrahim is complete with the story of his children.

Do you remember that Prophet Abraham was the father of the prophets? Let's see the story here!

The Complete Story of Prophet Ibrahim

Many wisdom and lessons can be taken from the storynabiand apostles. One of the stories that can be emulated by every Muslim is the story of Prophet Ibrahim AS. There are many proofs of the greatness of Allah SWT which is shown through the story of the journey of one of the Prophet Ulul Azmi.

For that, take a look at somethe story of Prophet Ibrahim is shortand which have been summarized in the following discussion.

The story of Prophet Abraham searching for God

Prophet IbrahimAS is a prophet who was born in 2295 BC in a country called Mausul. Reported from Umma.id , Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was a prophet who was born in the middle of an infidel jahiliyya society. More, belowthe story of Prophet Abraham looking for God in brief.

At that time, the people where he lived often worshiped idols. In fact, the father of Prophet Ibrahim himself was a maker of idol statues and believed that statues were an intermediary between humans and the Creator.

Growing up in a family and community like that eventually made Prophet Ibrahim wonder about the existence of God. Allah SWT also answered that question. Prophet Ibrahim also wanted to invite everyone to fear Allah SWT.

In his journey to invite the people to fear Allah SWT, there were many challenges that Prophet Ibrahim had to go through. One of the great events in inviting believers to God, that is when he was burned alive.

Why was Prophet Ibrahim burned? Because, Prophet Ibrahim is considered to bring new teachings against King Namrud, a powerful leader at that time.

At that time, Prophet Ibrahim tried to destroy the idols that were there when King Nimrud was traveling and there was one of the biggest idols that the prophet did not destroy. When King Nimrud returned, he was very angry and called Prophet Ibrahim.

"O Ibrahim, aren't you the one who destroyed these idols?" said King Namrud.

"Not!" answered Prophet Ibrahim.

The debate ensued, Prophet Ibrahim said that it was the biggest idol that destroyed the other idols because the big ax was on the neck of the biggest idol.

The king did not believe it because for him it was impossible that a statue could do such a thing. Finally, Prophet Ibrahim was burned alive. That is where God's power comes, the fire is not able to burn Prophet Ibrahim. Thus, the people of Prophet Ibrahim went toreligionAllah SWT.

Proof ofthe story of Prophet Ibrahim being burnedwritten in Al-Qur'an surah Al-Anbiya' verse 69, Allah SWT said, which means:

We (Allah) said, "O fire! Be you cold, and a savior for Ibrahim!" (QS. Al-Anbiya': 69).

In addition to his body not being burned by fire, Prophet Ibrahim had several other miracles. These miracles are one of the signs of the greatness of Allah SWT over His servants. Then, what are the miracles of Prophet Ibrahim?

Quoted from the book Stories and Miracles of 25 Prophets and Messengers compiled by Aifa Syah, and several other sources, some of the miracles of Prophet Ibrahim, namely, he was one of Ulul Azmi's prophets who had extraordinary patience.

In addition, the miracles that God bestowed on Prophet Ibrahim included being able to turn sand into food until he became the first prophet to build the Temple.

The story of Prophet Ibrahim and Ishmael

Besides being given various miracles by Allah SWT, Prophet Ibrahim also had pious children. Prophet Ibrahim has two children namely, Prophet Ishaq AS and Prophet Ismail AS from his two wives named Sarah and Hajar.

Talking about the story of Prophet Ibrahim and his son, there is a big event that is also commemorated by Muslims as Eid al-Adha. The event was nothing but an order to sacrifice. The order of Allah SWT is sourcedthe story of Prophet Ibrahim and Ishmael.

To learn more about the history of sacrifice, seethe story of Prophet Ibrahim and Ishmaelthe following briefly.

At first, Prophet Ibrahim really wanted a child. However, his wife, Sarah, is getting old so it is not possible to conceive. Then, Sarah asked Prophet Ibrahim to marry Hajar, their second loyal servant. That way, Sarah hoped that Prophet Ibrahim would have a child with Hajar.

After the Prophet Ibrahim and Hajar married, they were blessed with a son named Ismail. Once when Ismail was growing up, Prophet Ibrahim dreamed that he was slaughtering his son. Initially, Prophet Ibrahim doubted that the dream was a revelation.

Prophet Ibrahim conveyed the dream to Hagar and her son, Ismail. Knowing that, Ismail replied:

"O my father, do what you are commanded".

Ismail's answer is enshrined in the Qur'an sura As Shaffat verse 102. The next day, Prophet Ibrahim brought Ismail to a hill to be slaughtered. Before the slaughtering process began, Ismail asked his father to close his eyes.

Prophet Ibrahim agreed to Ismail's request. Beginning by reciting a sentence in the name of God, Prophet Ibrahim's sword pointed straight at Ismail's neck. By the power of God, Ishmael's body was replaced by a goat. In fact, there was not a single goat there at that time.

For the incident, both praised the power of God. On the one hand, Prophet Ibrahim was grateful for carrying out God's command according to the dream he had. After returning from the hill, Prophet Ibrahim and Ismail non-stop recited takbir while praising the greatness of Allah SWT. Fromthe story of Prophet Ibrahim slaughtering Prophet IshmaelThat is, the suggestion to sacrifice from Allah SWT was revealed.