Isaac’s Sons – from Commentators

The Quran does not give details of Isaac’s life (pbuh), but reliable Quranic commentators mentioned that when Abraham felt that his life was drawing to a close, he wished to see Isaac married. He did not want Isaac to marry one of the Canaanites, who were pagans, so he sent a trustworth servant to Haran in Iraq to choose a bride for Isaac. The servant’s choice fell upon Rebekah Bint Bethuel, Ibn Nahor (who was a brother of Abraham). Isaac married her and she gave birth to a set of twins, Esau (Al Eis) and Jacob (Yaqub).

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One day, Abraham woke up and asked his wife Hajar to get her son and prepare for a long journey. In a few days Abraham started out with his wife Hajar and their son Ishmael. The child was still nursing and not yet weaned. Abraham walked through cultivated land, desert, and mountains until he reached the desert of the Arabian Peninsula and came to an uncultivated valley having no fruit, no trees, no food, no water. The valley had no sign of life. After Abraham had helped his wife and child to dismount, he left them with a small amount of food and water which was hardly enough for 2 days. He turned around and walked away. He wife hurried after him asking: “Where are you going Abraham, leaving us in this barren valley?”

Abraham did not answer her, but continued walking. She repeated what she had said, but he remained silent. Finally she understood that he was not acting on his own initiative. She realized that Allah had commanded him to do this. She asked him: “Did Allah command you to do so?”

He replied: “Yes.” Then his great wife said: “We are not going to be lost, since Allah Who has commanded you is with us.”

Abraham invoked Almighty Allah thus:
“O Our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley with no cultivation, by Your Sacred House (the Ka’ba at Mecca); in order, O our Lord, that they may offer prayers perfectly
(Iqamat as salat) so fill some hearts among men with love towards them, and O Allah provide them with fruits so that they may give thanks. O our Lord! Certainly, You know what we conceal and what we reveal. Nothing on the earth or in the heavens is hidden from Allah.” (Ch 14:37-38)

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STORY ADDED: MORE PICTURES INSIDE READ THE COMPLETE STORY OF PROPHET IBRAHIM (ABRAHAM) (AS) IN OUR STORIES SECTION HERE.

Description of Abraham and his Family

Some of the People of the Book stated that his name was Abraham Ibn Tarikh, Ibn Nahur, Ibn Sarough, Ibn Raghu, Ibn Phaligh, Ibn Aher, Ibn Shalih, Ibn Arfghshand, Ibn Sam, Ibn Noah.

They said that when Tarikh was seventy five years old, he had Abraham, Nahor (Nohour) and Haran. Haran had a son named Lot. They also said that Abraham was the middle child and that Haran died in the lifetime of his father in the land where he was born, the land of the Chaldeans (Al Kaldanieen), also known as Babylonia. At that time some people worshipped idols of stone and wood; others worshipped the planets, stars, sun and moon; still others worshipped their kings and rulers.

Maqam e Ibrahim Footprints inside Maqam-e-Ibrahim in Makkah

Abraham was born into that atmosphere, into a typical family of that ancient time. The head of the family was not even an ordinary idolater, but was one who totally rejected Allah and who used to make the idols with his own hands. Some traditions claimed that Abraham’s father died before his birth and he was raised by an uncle whom Abraham called father. Other traditions said that his father was alive and was named Azer. Into that family Abraham was born, destined to stand against his own family, against the entire system of his community. In brief, he stood against all kinds of polytheism.

STORY ADDED READ THE COMPLETE STORY OF PROPHET IBRAHIM (ABRAHAM) (AS) IN OUR STORIES SECTION HERE.

Below are some of the pictures relating to Hazrat Ibrahim (AS).

Grave of Hazrat IBRAHIM – Al – Khalil , ISRAEL

maqam-e-ibrahim footprints

maqam-e-ibrahim inside Khana Ka'aba Mosque Makkah

STORY ADDED READ THE COMPLETE STORY OF PROPHET SALIH IN OUR STORIES SECTION HERE.

The people of Thamud came after the people of ‘Aad. We know from the Qur’an that these people were destroyed by Allah (swt) .

"The Treasury" in Petra (Jordan)

[Salih  said to his people,] “Remember when He appointed you successors to ‘Ad and  settled you in the land. You built palaces on its plains and carved out houses  from the mountains. Remember Allah’s blessings and do not go about the earth,  corrupting it.” (Qur’an, 7:74)

The  people of al-Hijr denied the Messengers. We brought them Our Signs but they  turned away from them. They carved out houses from the mountains, feeling safe,  but the Great Blast seized hold of them in the morning, so all that they earned  was of no use to them. (Qur’an, 15:80-84)

There are more verses in the Quran which describe these people*. It is mentioned that we have the most extensive knowledge about these people today due to archeological excavations. Today the examples of these peoples’ stonework can be found in the Rum Valley in Jordan, better known as Petra.

Famous monument called Monastery in Petra, Jordan

"The Treasury"in Petra (Jordan)

The ruins of one of the oldest civilizations

Further reading : Thamud by Harun Yahya

Complete Book (PDF) : Perished Nations

STORY ADDED READ THE COMPLETE STORY OF PROPHET SALIH IN OUR STORIES SECTION HERE.

*Other Quranic References.

(Surah Hud: 61-62),(Surah Hud: 67-68),(Surat al-Araf: 73-79),(Surat an-Naml: 45-53),(Surat ash-Shuara: 141-157)(Surat al-Qamar: 23-29)
(Surah Al-’Isra’: 59),(Surah Al-Hijr: 80-81),

Description of the People of Ad

The people of ‘Ad lived many years in the windswept hills of an area between Yemen and Oman. They were physically well built and renowned for their craftsmanship especially in the construction of tall buildings with lofty towers. They were outstanding among all the nations in power and wealth, which, unfortunately, made them arrogant and boastful. Their political power was held in the hand of unjust rulers, against whom no one dared to raise a voice.

They were not ignorant of the existence of Allah, nor did they refuse to worship Him. What they did refuse was to worship Allah alone. They worshipped other gods, also, including idols. This is one sin Allah does not forgive.

Description of Hud

Allah wanted to guide and discipline these people so He sent a prophet from among them. This prophet was Hud (PBUH), a noble man who handled this task with great resoluteness and tolerance.

Ibn Jarir reported that he was Hud Ibn Shalikh, Ibn Arfakhshand, Ibn Sam, Ibn Noah (PBUH). He also reported that Prophet Hud (PBUH) was from a tribe called Ad Ibn Us Ibn Sam Ibn Noah, who were Arabs living in Al Ahqaf in Yemen between Oman and Hadramaut, on a land called Ashar stretching out into the sea. The name of their valley was Mughiith. Some traditions claimed that Hud (PBUH) was the first person who spoke Arabic while others claimed that Noah (PBUH) was the first. It was also said that Adam was the first. Read the full story in our stories section

PICTURES INCLUDED: The remarkable discovery of Hazrat Nuh’s (AS) Ark in the recent age is found where the Qur’an mentioned.

The Qur’an states the following :

Hazrat Nuh’s (AS) Ark has been found on the Turkish-Iranian border, 32 kilometres from Mount Ararat, according to the leader of a team of scientists that has been investigating the site for six years. Salih Bayraktutan, head of geology at Turkey’s Ataturk University, estimates the age of the ‘vessel’ at more than 100,000 years. “It is a man-made structure and for sure it is Noah’s Ark.” The site is directly below the mountain of Al Judi, named in the Qur’an as the Ark’s resting place*.

Following are some of the pictures of the Noah’s Ark as discovered.

Read the complete story of Hazrat Nuh (AS) in our Stories of Prophet Section, The Bible claim can also found there.

“Boat Shaped Object” after the Earthquake

“Rib Timbers”

“Horizontal Deck Support Timbers”

“Deck Support Timbers”

“Rivets” in matrix material

The excavation of the site has been done by Ron Wyatt. Find out more details and pictures at Wyatt Museum website.

* taken from here

Read the complete story of Hazrat Nuh (AS) in our Stories of Prophet Section

We have added the story of Prophet Idris (Enoch).

Allah has praised Enoch, describing him as being a prophet and truthful:

“Mention in the Book (Quran) Idris (Enoch). Verily! He was a man of truth (and) a prophet. We raised him to a high station”. (Ch 19:56-57 Quran).

Enoch was born and raised in Babylon following the teachings and religion of Prophet Adam (pbuh)* and his son Seth (pbuh). Enoch was the 5th generation of the Prophet Adam (pbuh). He called the people back to his forefathers religion, but only a few listened to him, while the majority turned away. Read the rest of the story

We have recently added a new section regarding the Stories of the Prophets by Ibn Kathir, translated by Muhammad Mustapha Geme’ah. Follow the link to read the stories.

The first man on earth was Hazrat Adam (AS).

Allah the Almighty revealed:

“Remember when your Lord said to the angels: ‘Verily, I am going to place mankind generations after generations on earth.’ They said: ‘Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, while we glorify You with praises and thanks (exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners) and sanctify You.’ Allah said: ‘I know that which you do not know.’

Allah taught Adam all the names of everything, then He showed them to the angels and said: “Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful.” They (angels) said: “Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise.” He said: “O Adam! Inform them of their names,” and when he had informed them of their names, He said: “Did I not tell you that I know the unseen in the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you have been hiding?”

Remember when We said to the angels: “Prostrate yourself before Adam” They prostrated except Iblis, he refused and was proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allah).” We said: “O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in the Paradise and both of you freely with pleasure and delight of things therein as wherever you will but come not near this tree or you both will be of the Zalimeen (wrongdoers).” Then the Satan made them slip therefrom (the Paradise), and got them out from that in which they were. We said: “Get you down all with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be a dwelling place for you and an enjoyment for a time.” Then Adam received from his Lord Words. His Lord pardoned him (accepted his repentance). Verily He is the One Who forgives (accepts repentance), the most Merciful.

We said: “Get down all of you from this place (the Paradise), then whenever there comes to you Guidance from Me, and whoever follows My Guidance there shall be no fear on them, nor shall they grieve. But those who disbelieve and belie Our Ayah (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, and signs and revelations, etc) such are the dwellers of the Fire, they shall abide therein forever.” (Chapter 2:30-39, Qur’an).

Read the full story in our stories section.