worshipping none but Allah Alone) and I am not of the Al Mushrikeen (those who worship others besides Allah).". (From 'Hadiqat al-Su'ada' (Garden of the Blessed) of Fuzuli). Egyptian in theme and origin. He is without end, everlasting without disappearance. He told Avraham "You are speaking empty and meaningless words. Do you think the idols can really talk, move or understand! " When he saw the moon rising up he said: "This is my lord." There is no other deity but Allah. Abraham’s brother Haran sees what happened and says that he believes in the God of Abraham. His father was very angry and cried out Wicked boy, see what you have done! (68) The Qur'an does not mention by name who was to punish Abraham. A man came into the store and told Avraham that he wished to worship an idol. (Ch 6:75-83 Quran). The people of Abraham were then confounded with shame, and admitted that the idols were incapable of anything. But when it set, he said: "I like not that those who set." Author: ANONYMOUS. They appear sometimes and disappear at others, going out of sight from our world. He said: "Do you dispute with me concerning Allah while HE has guided me and I fear not those whom you associate with Allah in worship. (Ch 41:37). At first, such a sight seemed funny to Abraham, but later he began to feel angry. The boy loaded the family mule with idols and headed for an inn where a group of Syrian merchants stayed. He walked alone in the dark until he chose a cave in the mountain where he sat resting his back against its wall. The missing years of Abraham's early childhood are explained through a series of Midrashim. Avraham asked him how old he was. “Do you want this one or that one?” – Midrash HaGadol Bereishis 12:1 “I’m 60 and I want an idol!” “You want a one-day old idol?” – Bereishis Rabbah 38:8 (19) Avraham replied being that the air has power to move clouds via the wind, he should worship the air. But when it set, he said: "O my people! He looked at the sky. The later life of Abraham is told in the book of Genesis Chapters 11-25. Prostrate not to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate to Allah Who created them if you really worship Him. What surprised him was the way his people behaved when they entered the temple; they bowed and started to cry, begging and imploring their gods for help as if the idols could hear or understand these requests! Abraham 's people had a big temple full of idols, in the middle of which was a niche accommodating the biggest gods which was of different kinds, qualities and shapes. Nimrod then told Avraham to worship water. Which do you prefer? Here is a link to a film that includes this story from Midrash, co-written by a Rabbi friend of mine. After she left, Avraham picked up a stick, smashed all of the idols in the store except for the largest one, and placed the stick in the hands of this idol. "And how should I fear those whom you associate in worship with Allah (though they can neither benefit nor harm), while you fear not that you have joined in worship with Allah things for which HE has not sent down to you any authority. What are your honest thoughts on religion? Will you not then remember? So Nimrod declares they worship clouds. If you but know.". Why did the Jews kill Jesus and mock him on the cross, if so why dont Christians hate the Jews who dont believe in heaven and conceive hell? Why do today's Christians prefer the one that does nothing? Avraham pointed out that as man has the ability to retain air although he is full of holes, man should be the object of worship.
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