Introduction:
The story of Ibrahim and resurrecting the dead is in the Holy Quran. At first, Allah asked Ibrahim if he had not believed. At once, Ibrahim replied that he had believed. In fact, the Holy Quran mentioned Ibrahim and resurrecting the dead. Truly, one day prophet Ibrahim asked Allah to show him how Allah resurrects the dead. So, Allah asked Ibrahim and replied that he had already believed in allah. However, Ibrahim wanted to behold with his eyes the ability of Allah so that his heart would be certain. Therefore, the story comes in an overall context. The Holy Quran discussed the great miracle and sign of life and death. The Holy Quran assures us that only Allah is capable of reviving creatures and causing them to die. Ibrahim and resurrecting the dead is really an important topic.
“وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى ۖ قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِن ۖ قَالَ بَلَىٰ وَلَٰكِنْ لِيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِي ۖ قَالَ فَخُذْ أَرْبَعَةً مِنَ
الطَّيْرِ فَصُرْهُنَّ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ جَبَلٍ مِنْهُنَّ جُزْءًا ثُمَّ ادْعُهُنَّ يَأْتِينَكَ سَعْيًا ۚ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ”
Ibrahim and nimrod:
scholars said that there was a non believing king at the time of ibrahim. that king claimed that he was the lord of this universe. He heard about Ibrahim and his call for monotheism, worshiping Allah alone. So, the king brought Ibrahim in front of him. Therefore, the king challenged Ibrahim to prove that he was right and that Ibrahim was wrong. On asking ibrahim about his lord, Allah, ibrahim said Allah causes life and death. Then the arrogant king said that he could do what Allah can do. Simply, the king brought two men who were about to be executed. At that moment, the king released the first man to be executed. At that moment the king claimed that he revived that man. When the king killed the other, he claimed that he caused the second man to die.
“أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِي حَاجَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي رَبِّهِ أَنْ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ الْمُلْكَ إِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّيَ الَّذِي يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ قَالَ أَنَا أُحْيِي وَأُمِيتُ
قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْتِي بِالشَّمْسِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَبُهِتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ”
From a seller of idols to enemy of idols:
Scholars and historians said that Ibrahim was born into a family. The family worked in selling stone idols. Scholars even said that Ibrahim would mockingly call out on the market saying: ((“Who buys useless idols?”)). As a young man, Ibrahim tried his best to know the real lord of this universe. For this reason, e used his wits and ration to know allah. Therefore, Allah guided Ibrahim to the right path. Ibrahim was a true believer who knew his lord very well. Allah even took Ibrahim as an intimate friend. Ibrahim had all the necessary characteristics for a prophet and a true believer. Ibrahim was one of the five major prophets, along with Noah, Musa, Isa and Prophet Mohammad. So, every Muslim should learn about the story of Ibrahim and resurrectimg the dead.
“وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ وَاتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۗ وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا”
Ibrahim and destroying the stone idols:
Ibrahim was a kind and gentle tribe member. He treated his relatives very well. Ibrahim was keen on guiding his relatives. However, they did not believe in what Ibrahim called them to. After using debate, dialogue and logic, Ibrahim wanted to prove that these idols were so helpless that they could not defend themselves. Therefore, one day, he crept into the temple holding an ax in his right hand. At once, Ibrahim was busy damaging those sacred stone idols. Ibrahim destroyed them all, except for the biggest one of them. The shock was too big for the stone worshiper to bear. This is a part of the story of prophet Ibrahim and resurrecting the dead.
“فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَاذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ”
A great punishment:
The following morning, the temple keepers discovered what Ibrahim had been doing all the previous night. They saw fractures and pieces of stone everywhere. they asked each other: ((“Who had done this to our gods?”)) Some of them remembered the youngman Ibrahim who spoke badly of their gods. Immediately, , they decided to arrest and question him. Mockingly, Ibrahim denied the charge. Therefore, he said that the biggest idol did that to the rest. immediately, they realized that that can’t have happened. That was what Ibrahim wanted to prove. hastily, they decided to burn ibrahim in retaliation to the insult brought about to their god. therefore, the story of Ibrahim and resurrecting the dead is very important.
“قَالُوا مَنْ فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا فَتًى يَذْكُرُهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ قَالُوا فَأْتُوا بِهِ عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِ
النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ قَالُوا أَأَنْتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِنْ كَانُوا يَنْطِقُونَ”
Allah defended Ibrahim:
The hostile people made a huge fire. They let it burn for many days and nights. using a catapult, they threw Ibrahim into the fire from far away. At that moment, Ibrahim made dua for Allah to rescue him. At once, Allah addressed the fire saying: ((We have said oh, fire be cold and safe for ibrahim.”)) The blasphemers waited for many days for the fire to die out. After almost forty or fifty days, Ibrahim got out of the fire safe and sound. Ibrahim said that the days in the fire were his best days in life. After Ibrahim got out of the fire safe and sound, the blasphemers realized that Allah protected ibrahim.
“قَالُوا حَرِّقُوهُ وَانْصُرُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ قُلْنَا يَا نَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَخْسَرِينَ”
