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The Prophet Abraham (pbuh)

After this, the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) may have em-
ployed the same method with regard to the Moon, another so-
called deity, to show his tribe that it was not divine. He may
have used the same logic for the Sun, particularly by empha-
sizing that it was the greatest. His explanation that it was not di-

vine dealt a major blow to their pagan worldview, because be-
yond the Sun there was no greater physical being visible to the
tribe.
With the words Allah reveals in the Qur'an as "I am not
one of the idolaters" (Surat al-An'am: 79), the Prophet
Abraham (pbuh) explained that Allah created all of these
things, that He was the true Allah, and that he ascribed no part-

ners to Him. Given the above, we can see that the Prophet
Abraham (pbuh) knew a great deal about his tribe's pagan be-
lief system. He put forward all of these examples to spread
Allah's message and to expose their defective logic and mis-
guided beliefs. In fact, it seems that his tribe sought to debate
with him:
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?"
(Surat al-An'am: 80)

In calling his tribe to the truth, the Prophet Abraham
(pbuh) acted upon what He inspired in him. This is clearly ev-
ident from the methods he employed and the examples he
gave. In the verse "This is the argument We gave to Abraham
against his tribe. We raise in rank anyone We will. Your Lord
is All-Wise, All-Knowing" (Surat al-An'am: 83), Allah reveals

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