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EXEMPLARY VALUES OF BELIEVERS REFLECTING THEIR MERCY

morality. Some of the examples related in the Qur'an are
as follows:

When Ibrahim said, "My Lord! Make this land a
place of safety and keep me and my sons from wor-
shipping idols". (Surah Ibrahim: 35)
"My Lord! Make me and my descendants people
who establish prayer. My Lord! Accept my prayer."
(Surah Ibrahim: 40)

Those who say, "Our Lord, give us joy in our wives
and children and make us a good example for those
who do their duty". (Surat al-Furqan: 74)
And when Ibrahim built the foundations of the
House with Isma'il: "Our Lord, accept this from us!
You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Our
Lord, make us both Muslims submitted to You, and
our descendants a Muslim community submitted to
You. Show us our rites of worship and turn towards
us. You are the Ever-Returning, the Most Merciful".
(Surat al-Baqara: 127-128)

When his Lord said to him, "Become a Muslim!" he
said, "I am a Muslim who has submitted to the Lord
of all the worlds". Ibrahim directed his sons to this,
as did Ya'qub: "My sons! Allah has chosen this reli-
gion for you, so do not die except as Muslims".
(Surat al-Baqara: 131-132)