The Sacrifice Of The Prophet Abraham

The Sacrifice of the Prophet Abraham to interpret it symbolically—he got ready to act on it exactly as shown. At Mount Marwah, that unique event in history took place, witnessed by the earth and sky. The old father was about to sacrifice his beloved son with his own hands. But God stopped him at the last moment and saved Ishmael. A voice came from the sky: You have shown the final proof of submission and loyalty. Instead of the son, a ram was accepted as the sacrifice. From that moment on, this became a permanent tradition among all God-worshippers. It was commanded that people should sacrifice an animal each year on the same dates when Abraham had been ready to sacrifice his son for God. The real purpose of that dream was to dedicate the beloved son to serve the centre of Tawheed (the Kaaba). That’s why the command was given to settle Ishmael and his mother in the dry and empty land of Makkah. But this was shown in the form of a knife-based sacrifice—to make it clear that serving religion is no small thing. It means sacrificing oneself while alive. “Sacrifice” is the highest form of giving up. And only by reaching that highest level can a person become worthy to serve God’s religion. Abraham’s sacrifice was not just offering his son. That was the final step of a long journey of sacrifice. His real sacrifice was that, when people gave their love to visible gods, he made the unseen God the centre of his love and belief. When falsehood looked strong through material means, he recognised and accepted a truth that had only