Page 159 - The Prophet Abraham (pbuh)

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

The Prophet Abraham (pbuh)
Was a Guide to the True Path

Allah manifests His name of al-Hadi (He Who leads to the
true path) in the most excellent manner through the prophets'

lives. The Prophet Abraham (pbuh) was sent to guide his own
tribe to the true path by inviting them to belief in Allah. In the
same way, the other prophets from the Prophet Abraham's
(pbuh) line also directed their own tribes to the true path in
guidance:
And in addition to that, We gave him Isaac and Jacob and
made both of them righteous. We made them leaders,
guiding by Our command, and revealed to them how to do
good actions, perform prayer, and give alms. And they
worshipped Us. (Surat al-Anbiya: 72-73)

Allah also reveals the prayers of believers to be a good ex-
ample for those who guard against evil:
[Believers are] those who say: "Our Lord, give us joy in our
wives and children, and make us a good example for those
who guard against evil." (Surat al-Furkan: 74)
The Prophet Abraham (pbuh) also called his tribe to the

Urfa appears in historical sources as the region in which the Prophet Adam
(pbuh), the Prophet Abraham (pbuh), the Prophet Job (pbuh), the Prophet
Shu`ayb (pbuh), and the Prophet Elisha (pbuh) all lived. According to various ac-
counts, an important part of the Prophet Abraham's (pbuh) life was spent in Urfa.
The Gospel's Book of Acts indicates that the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) lived in
Haran.
To this, he replied: Men, brothers, and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory ap-
peared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived
in Haran. "Leave your country and your people," God said, "and go to the land I
will show you." So he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. (Acts,
7:2-4)
(Side) In the picture is Urfa's Fish Lake, suggested as one of the places where the
Prophet Abraham (pbuh) lived.

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