Page 110 - The Prophet Abraham (pbuh)

The Prophet Abraham (pbuh)

The Prophet Abraham's (pbuh) Sons: Prophet
Ishmael (pbuh) and Prophet Isaac (pbuh)

The angels told the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) that Allah
had accepted his prayer for a righteous child:
"My Lord, bestow on me a righteous child!" (Surat as-
Saffat: 100)

The Prophet Abraham (pbuh) did not ask Allah for a child
from his own line especially, but rather for a righteous son. His
prayer was for a devout Muslim who would keep the religion
alive after his death. The fact that he was not expecting a son
can be seen from his reply as Allah revealed in a verse: "Do you

bring me this good news despite the fact of old age having
reached me? What kind of good news are you bringing me?"
(Surat al-Hijr: 54). However, Allah willed to create a righteous
line of descent for the Prophet Abraham (pbuh), and so made
his elderly and barren wife fertile. As we stated earlier, He sent
angels to inform the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) and his wife of
this miracle:
And We gave him the good news of a forbearing boy.
(Surat as-Saffat: 101)

This example also applies to Prophet Zachariah (pbuh),
one of the Prophet Abraham's (pbuh) descendants. In the
Qur'an Allah informs us of the Prophet Zachariah's (pbuh)
prayer and of his being given the glad tidings that his wife will
bear a righteous son:

Remembering your Lord's mercy to His servant Zachariah,
when he called on his Lord in secret and said: "My Lord,
my bones have lost their strength and my head is crowned
with white, but in calling on You, my Lord, I have never
been disappointed. I fear my relatives when I am gone and

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