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The Prophet Abraham (pbuh)

that He gave the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) various proofs to
use against his tribe.
This manner of communication sets an example for all
Muslims. In other words, believers must demolish the other
side's false and groundless beliefs and then present indis-

putable proof of Allah's existence and oneness. Following this,
they must call on the other side to believe in Allah and serve
only Him. If the other side cannot abandon its misguided belief
system and distorted logic, it will be difficult for them to be-
lieve in Allah and become true Muslims. True faith can come
about only when people abandon all of their idols and super-
stitious ideologies and philosophies.

The Prophet Abraham's (pbuh) love of Allah, joyous faith,
and scrupulous adherence to His commands can be clearly
seen in how he conducted himself with others. The way in
which he communicated with his father and tribe shows in the
finest possible way that he was chosen by Allah, Who made
him superior to all others. In the Qur'an Allah reveals:
Recite to them the story of Abraham, when he asked his
father and his tribe: "What do you worship?" They said:
"We worship idols and will continue to cling to them." He
asked: "Do they hear you when you call? Do they help you
or harm you?" They said: "No, but this is what we found
our fathers doing." He asked: "Have you really thought
about what you worship, you and your fathers who came
before?" (Surat ash-Shu'ara: 69-76)

As can be seen in the above verses, the Prophet Abraham
(pbuh) used various methods and analogies to explain to his
tribe how futile and irrational it was to worship idols. Their on-
ly response was that they would continue to follow their an-
cestors' path as Allah states in the verses. This vastly unwise re-

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