New Planning

New Planning new generation was born in a natural environment, later known as the Ishmaelites. This generation was raised in a morally pure atmosphere, in a very natural setting. This is because they were the children of nature and remained safe from the influence of conditioning. Historians generally treat this generation as unique because the individuals it was composed of possessed noble human qualities. In ancient Arabia, these human qualities were referred to as al-Murua (manliness). We may more appropriately call these individuals being on al-fitra, that is, people possessing the qualities of nature. The Western scholar, Philip K Hitti, refers to their extraordinary qualities as “a nation of heroes”. (History of the Arabs, 1937) This desert life for Hajira and Ishmael occasioned extraordinary sacrifice. This sacrifice was a thousand times greater than being martyred on the battlefield. This is why the Quran calls it a ‘great sacrifice.’ (37:107) In this verse of the Quran, ‘great sacrifice’ does not mean a ram’s sacrifice but rather the sacrifice of Ishmael himself. Four thousand years ago, settling Ishmael in that barren desert was, without doubt, the greatest of sacrifices, not in the physical but in the spiritual sense. Among the progeny of Ishmael— called the Ishmaelites—God sent the final Prophet, Muhammad bin Abdullah.