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to Islam? Allah does not guide wrongdoing people. We favoured over all beings. (6:86)
(61:7) (Ibrahim said,) ‘Praise be to Allah Who, despite my
old age, has given me Isma‘il and Ishaq. My Lord is
ISMA‘IL (AS) the Hearer of Prayer.’ (14:39)
And when We made the House (Kaaba) a place of Mention Isma‘il in the Book. He was true to his
return, a sanctuary for mankind: They took the promise and was a Messenger and a Prophet. He
place where Ibrahim stood (to pray) as a place of used to command his people to perform prayer
prayer. We contracted with Ibrahim and Isma‘il: and give the alms and he was pleasing to his Lord.
‘Purify My House for those who circle it, and those (19:54-55)
who stay there, and those who bow and who pros- And Isma‘il and Idris and Dhu’l-Kifl–each one was
trate.’ (2:125) among the steadfast. (21:85)
And when Ibrahim built the foundations of the Remember Our servants Isma‘il, Al-Yasa‘ and
House with Isma‘il: ‘Our Lord, accept this from us! Dhu’l-Kifl; each of them was among the best of
You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.’ (2:127) men. (38:48)
Or were you present when death came to Ya‘qub
and he said to his sons, ‘What will you worship ISRAEL
when I have gone?’ They said, ‘We will worship All food was lawful for the tribe of Israel except
your God, the God of your forefathers, Ibrahim, what Israel made unlawful for himself before the
Isma‘il and Ishaq–one God. We are Muslims sub- Torah was sent down. Say, ‘Bring the Torah and
mitted to Him.’ (2:133) read it out if you are telling the truth.’ (3:93)
Say, ‘We believe in Allah and what has been sent Those are some of the Prophets Allah has blessed,
down to us and what was sent down to Ibrahim from the descendants of Adam and from those We
and Isma‘il and Ishaq and Ya‘qub and the Tribes, carried with Nuh, and from the descendants of
and what Musa and ‘Isa were given, and what all Ibrahim and Isra’il and from those We guided and
the Prophets were given by their Lord. We do not chose. When the Signs of the All-Merciful were re-
differentiate between any of them. We are Muslims cited to them they fell on their faces, weeping, in
submitted to Him.’ (2:136) prostration. (19:58)
Or do they say that Ibrahim and Isma‘il and Ishaq
and Ya‘qub and the Tribes were Jews or Christians? ITIKAAF
Say, ‘Do you know better or does Allah?’ Who On the night of the fast it is lawful for you to have
could do greater wrong than someone who hides sexual relations with your wives. They are clothing
the evidence he has been given by Allah? Allah is for you and you for them. Allah knows that you
not unaware of what you do. (2:140) have been betraying yourselves and He has turned
Say, ‘We believe in Allah and what has been sent towards you and excused you. Now you may have
down to us and what was sent down to Ibrahim, sexual intercourse with them and seek what Allah
Isma‘il and Ishaq and Ya‘qub and the Tribes, and has written for you. Eat and drink until you can
what Musa and ‘Isa and all the Prophets were clearly discern the white thread from the black
given by their Lord. We do not differentiate be- thread of the dawn, then fulfil the fast until the
tween any of them. We are Muslims submitted to night appears. But do not have sexual intercourse
Him.’ (3:84) with them while you are in retreat in the mosques.
We have revealed to you as We revealed to Nuh These are Allah’s limits, so do not go near them. In
and the Prophets who came after him. And We re- this way does Allah make His Signs clear to people
vealed to Ibrahim and Isma‘il and Ishaq and so that hopefully they will guard against evil.
Ya‘qub and the Tribes, and ‘Isa and Ayyub and (Qur’an, 2:187)
Yunus and Harun and Sulayman. And We gave The angels called out to him while he (Zakariyya)
Dawud the Zabur. (4:163) was standing in prayer in the Upper Room: ‘Allah
And Isma‘il, al-Yasa‘, Yunus and Lut. All of them gives you the good news of Yahya, who will come
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