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The Prophet Abraham (pbuh)

their hostility, clearly revealed his powerful faith, submission,
sincerity, and superior character. All of these characteristics
made him a courageous and determined individual. Allah re-
veals some of his words in the Qur'an, as follows:

His tribe argued with him. He said: "Are you arguing with
me about Allah, when He has guided me? I have no fear of
any partner you ascribe to Him, unless my Lord should
will such a thing to happen. My Lord encompasses all
things in His knowledge, so will you not pay heed? Why
should I fear what you have associated with Him, when
you yourselves apparently have no fear of associating
partners with Allah, for which He has sent down no au-
thority to you? Which of the two parties is more entitled to
feel safe, if you have any knowledge?" (Surat al-An'am:
80-81)
Such conversations with his tribe reveal many pleasing ex-
amples of his deep and strong faith. Thanks to the superior wis-
dom and understanding imparted to him by our Lord, the
Prophet Abraham (pbuh) gave enormously effective addresses

and the wisest of examples. Looked at with the eye of wisdom,
present-day Muslims can use the Prophet Abraham's (pbuh)
means and methods Allah revealed to him to invite their own
people to believe in Allah. Given this, we will now look at some
of the Prophet Abraham's (pbuh) wise explanations.

The Prophet Abraham's (pbuh) Conversations

with His Father

All Muslims are responsible for inviting people to believe
in Allah. In the Qur'an Allah refers to this as commanding what

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