The Story of Abraham

An introduction to the person of Abraham and the lofty position he holds in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam alike. Abraham invites his father Azar (Terah or Terakh in the Bible) and nation to the Truth revealed to him from his Lord. Abraham destroys the idols of his people in order to prove to them the futility of their worship. Abraham’s dispute with a king, and the command of God to migrate to Canaan. Some accounts of Abraham’s journey to Egypt, the birth of Ishmael, and Hagar’s venture in Paran. The test of his lifetime, Abraham sees in a dream that he must sacrifice his “only son”, but is it Isaac or Ishmael? Abraham again visits his son Ishmael, but this time to fulfill a momentous task, the building of a House of Worship, a sanctuary for all of humanity.