Ibrahim
Known in English as Abraham
Called the friend of Allah, who reasoned his way past the stars and broke his people’s idols.
إبراهيم
A surah carries this name — Surah Ibrahim →
What the Quran relates
- 1Reasoning through the star, moon and sun
- 2Breaking the idols and the fire that did not burn
- 3The command regarding his son, and the ransom
What is drawn from it
- Conviction can be reasoned towards, not only inherited
- The hardest command is answered with submission, not argument