Renewal Of Sacrifice And Selflessness

Renewal of Sacrifice and Selflessness For this goal, it was necessary to assemble a group of people who were free from moral and cultural degeneration, in whom natural human virtues remained strong, and who embodied all the noble qualities called in Arabic as al-muru’ah—true manliness, moral courage. Such a generation could not be created within the artificial environment of cities and settlements. A simple and natural setting was required. This was the plan, and it was carried out through Abraham and Ishmael. Prophet Abraham sacrificed his son for this great purpose. To fulfil this plan, Prophet Abraham took his son out of the urban life of ancient Iraq (Ur) and placed him in the uninhabited region of Arabia. At that time, there was nothing there except sand and stones. Because of a lack of water, there was no sign of life. However, the biggest resource in this empty place was the natural environment, where a person could grow according to his pure nature, where his natural human qualities had the chance to develop freely. God chose this dry and barren place to raise the new generation that was needed. It became a significant desert training ground, where Prophet Abraham settled his son Ishmael. When Ishmael reached adulthood, he married a woman from the desert tribe. In this desert environment, the new generation began to form, which later became known as Banu Ishmael.