Years later, Ibrahim (AS) who was established in his mission and his family who also faced trials of their own in the way of their devotion to Allah (SWT), had a dream that Allah (SWT) had instructed him to sacrifice his only son, Ismail (AS).
Command to Sacrifice
One day when Isaac was a boy, God came to Abraham and told him to sacrifice Isaac on Mt. Moriah. Though he loved his son dearly, he did not hesitate to obey the Lord.
To avoid household conflict, Ibrahim took Hagar and Ishmael to Arabia where they made a home in Mecca. There, Ibrahim and Ishmael rebuilt the Kabah, where Adam and Eve had once prayed. One day, Allah asked Ibrahim to sacrifice his favourite son.
The Story of Ibrahim (AS) - Ibrahim's (AS) Sacrifice
The story of Qurbani states that Ibrahim (AS) experienced a dream one night in which Allah (SWT) told him to sacrifice Ismail (AS), his beloved son. At first, Ibrahim (AS) believed this was the devil playing tricks on him, and he immediately disregarded it.
The sacrifices of Hajar and Ibrahim (AS)
Ibrahim (AS) made many huge sacrifices for the sake of Allah. He earned the title of Khalilullah - friend of Allah – because of his exemplary obedience and surrender to Allah.
In Muslim belief, Abraham fulfilled all the commandments and trials wherein God nurtured him throughout his lifetime.
According to the Quran, he was not crucified, but was rather saved by God. (Although the earliest Islamic traditions and exegesis quote somewhat conflicting reports regarding a death and its length, Muslims believe that Jesus did not die on the cross, but believe that he was saved by being raised alive to heaven).
The dying child was placed on the Prophet's lap as life was almost departing from him. The Prophet's eyes were tearful. Saad ibn Ubadah said to him: 'What is this, Messenger of God? ' He replied: 'This is compassion which God places in the hearts of those He chooses from among His servants.
2 Kings 4: 32 When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. 33 So he went in and shut the door behind the two of them and prayed to the Lord. 34 Then he went up and lay on the child, putting his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands.
Isaiah probably lived to its close, and possibly into the reign of Manasseh. The time and manner of his death are not specified in either the Bible or other primary sources. Later Jewish tradition says that he suffered martyrdom by being sawn in two under the orders of Manasseh.
As Abraham attempts to slay Ishmael, either the knife is turned over in his hand or copper appears on Ishmael to prevent the death and God tells Abraham that he has fulfilled the command.
Prophet Muhammad took the child and laid him in his own lap while shaking his hand. His heart was torn apart by the new tragedy, and his face mirrored his inner pain. Choking with sorrow, he said to his son, "O Ibrahim, against the judgement of God, we cannot avail you a thing," and then fell silent.
Ishmael is recognized by Muslims as the ancestor of several northern prominent Arab tribes and the forefather of Adnan, the ancestor of Muhammad. Muslims also believe that Muhammad was the descendant of Ishmael who would establish a great nation.
In the biblical narrative, God tells Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, on Moriah. As Abraham begins to comply, having bound Isaac to an altar, he is stopped by the Angel of the Lord; a ram appears and is slaughtered in Isaac's stead, as God commends Abraham's pious obedience.
Zakariya started to pray to God for a son. The praying for the birth of an offspring was not merely out of the desire for a child. He prayed both for himself and for the public – they needed a messenger, a man of God who would work in the service of the Lord after Zakariya.
Moses 5:4–16, 58–59—Adam and Eve offer sacrifices and serve God.
Jephthah led the Israelites in battle against Ammon and, in exchange for defeating the Ammonites, made a vow to sacrifice whatever would come out of the door of his house first. When his daughter was the first to come out of the house, he immediately regretted the vow, which bound him to sacrifice his daughter to God.
Elisha instructed the widow to borrow as many vessels as possible from all her neighbors. She poured her small amount of oil into each vessel; each of them remained full. When she told Elisha of the miracle, he said “Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt; you and your children shall live from the rest.”
Elijah raising the widow's son. And he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried unto the Lord and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee let this child's soul come to him again. And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
Grief at the death of a loved one and weeping for the dead is normal and acceptable.
Perhaps some are crying with joy and gladness. However , the best of weep and cry is fear of God in respect of him The Almighty Allah. This kind of weep and cry cleanse the soul from pressure and sorrow together with sins. It releases negative energy and the tears remove the harm and filth.
The grief of Yaqub AS when he remembers his son Yusuf AS so much from 20 to 30 years is so immense that Yaqub AS went blind by crying and grief.
Most mainstream Muslims would generally agree they worship the same God that Christians — or Jews — worship. Zeki Saritoprak, a professor of Islamic studies at John Carroll University in Cleveland, points out that in the Quran there's the Biblical story of Jacob asking his sons whom they'll worship after his death.
Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua. So how did we get the name “Jesus”?
Aramaic is best known as the language Jesus spoke. It is a Semitic language originating in the middle Euphrates. In 800-600 BC it spread from there to Syria and Mesopotamia. The oldest preserved inscriptions are from this period and written in Old Aramaic.