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The Prophet Abraham (pbuh)

The Prophet Abraham (pbuh) Was Tender-
Hearted

Being compassionate, tender-hearted, affectionate, and

full of love and forgiveness is yet another of the believers' char-
acteristics praised by Allah. Our Lord reveals that the Prophet
Abraham (pbuh) possessed such a tender-hearted nature:
... Abraham was tender-hearted and forbearing. (Surat at-
Tawba: 114)
Abraham was forbearing, compassionate, penitent. (Surah
Hud: 75)

As a manifestation of their joyous love for our Lord, believ-
ers make great efforts to be servants who please Allah and have
the moral values revealed in the Qur'an. Being tender-hearted,
compassionate, and affectionate are moral values frequently em-
phasized in the hadiths. Some of these read as follows:
When tenderness enters something, it always makes it more beauti-
ful. When it is removed from something, it makes it flawed. 15

Do you wish your heart to grow tender? Be compassionate to the or-
phan, caress his head, and give him to eat of what you eat. Your
heart will grow tender. 16
Be compassionate, that compassion may be shown to you. Forgive,
that you may be forgiven. 17
Allah is compassionate and loving, and loves the compassionate.
The recompense He gives to the compassionate, He gives with noth-
ing else. 18
Allah reveals that the other prophets also possessed these su-
perior qualities. For instance, He said of the Prophet Shu`ayb
(pbuh), sent as a messenger to the tribe of Madyan: "... You are
clearly the forbearing, the rightly-guided!" (Surah Hud: 87)