Page 43 - The Prophet Abraham (pbuh)

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

his moderate style and continued to call him my father. All
Muslims should adopt this example of a very superior morali-
ty when calling people to the truth.
He approached his father with great affection and mod-
esty, and humbly invited him to the true path. When his father

persisted in his denial, the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) immedi-
ately sought refuge in Allah and removed himself. This attitude
shows that Muslims are to work only for Allah's good pleasure,
and to love what He loves and hate what He hates. Allah re-
veals this quality, which every Muslim should possess, thus:

It is not right for the Prophet and those who believe to ask
forgiveness for the idolater—even if they are close rela-
tives—after it has become clear to them that they are the
Companions of the Blazing Fire. Abraham would not have
asked forgiveness for his father but for a promise he made
to him. And when it became clear to him [Abraham] that
he [his father] was an enemy of Allah, he renounced him.
Abraham was tender-hearted and forbearing. (Surat at-
Tawba: 113-14)
Another noteworthy feature of this conversation between
the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) and his father Allah revealed in
the verses of the Qur'an, is the latter's devotion to paganism. So
strong was his devotion that it led him to threaten his son with
death by stoning, a son who was of his own blood, whom he
had raised and kept by his side, and who treated his father so
respectfully. The only reason for his father's wrath was that the

Prophet Abraham (pbuh) worshipped only Allah and rejected
his tribe's paganism. This is an example of the unbelievers' cru-
el, uncompromising, and oppressive natures.

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