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someone who hides the evidence he has been given by
Allah? Allah is not unaware of what you do. (Surat al-
Baqara: 140)
Moreover, other verses expose just how irrational this de-
bate really is:

O People of the Book. Why do you argue about Abraham
when the Torah and Gospel were only sent down after
him? Why don't you use your intellect? You are the ones
who argued about that of which you had knowledge. But
why do you argue about something of which you have no
knowledge? Allah knows; you do not know. (Surah Al
'Imran: 65-66)
Allah provides in the Qur'an the most accurate informa-
tion about the Prophet Abraham (pbuh), for it is the only un-
corrupted book of Allah. If people take other sources as guides,

they fall into great error and interpret matters in the light of
their own ideas and beliefs. As in all matters, however, believ-
ers take the Qur'an and the Sunnah of our Prophet (may Allah
bless him and grant him peace) as the only true sources of in-
formation about the prophets and their lines, for teaching false-
hoods and engaging in speculation and guesswork, particular-
ly about the prophets, displeases Allah.
Only Allah states in the Qur'an the whole truth about the
Prophet Abraham (pbuh):

Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but a man of
pure natural belief—a Muslim. He was not one of the idol-
aters. (Surah Al 'Imran: 67)
In the Qur'an Allah calls the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) a
hanif, instead of a Jew or a Christian. Hanif means a devout, upright,
and righteous person who submits to Allah's command and never

moves away from His religion. The most hanif characteristics of

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