Prophet Ibrahim was a very rich man, according to the book. He owns thousands of cattle, such as sheep, cows, and camels. He was a very charitable person and love to help others in need. He will give his livestock just like that if anyone wants it. Especially for the orphans, he loves and cares for them. He gave as much of his cattle as possible to others, but instead, he had more cattle. From here we can learn that the more we give to charity, the more wealth we will have.
God loves Him very much. So that the prophet Abraham is the only prophet who was given a special title by Allah, namely Khalilullah or the Beloved of Allah. Because he is always strong and patient even though God has often given him a test. One of the tests he experienced was that he did not have a child even though he had been married for 80 years with his wife, Siti Sarah and he can still be strong and patient. But even so, Prophet Ibrahim still made mistakes. Once upon a time, the angel said to Prophet Ibrahim, "So rich and generous you are Ibrahim, you easily share your livestock with others". And Prophet Ibrahim answered, this is not all mine, but belongs to God. Not only animals cattle, but even I will also give my son if Allah wills. The words were come out of His mouth because at that time He had no children yet. So Allah recorded every word he said.
Long story short His wife (Sarah) told Prophet Ibrahim that they are rich, but felt empty as they still have no children yet. And advised the Prophet to remarry, But the Prophet refused, because He still loved and did not want to hurt Sarah and He said it was Allah's will. But Sarah still wanted her husband to marry again, and in the end, the Prophet agreed, on the condition that Sarah would choose who would be His wife. So Sarah chose their slave named Siti Hajar. And then Prophet Ibrahim had a son from His marriage with Siti Hajar, who was given the name Ismail, or today what we know as Prophet Ishmael.
They live happily because they have a child. But when Ishmael was 7 years old, Allah retested his faith and piety, through a dream. Allah ordered Prophet Ibrahim to slaughter His son Ishmael. And he was very sad, because for almost 100 years he had prayed and longed for a child, and now then he was ordered to sacrifice His son, because of the words He had said long before. From this story, we can learn that be careful of every word we say. Then Prophet Ibrahim also told about His dream to His son and asked his opinion. Calmly his son replied, my father, So do it if it is a command from Allah, do not let your love for me exceed your love for your Lord.
When it came time for slaughter, Prophet Ismail was laid down and put a sword around his neck, then Angel Jibril came at Allah's command replaced Ismail with a sheep.
And this is where the Muslims began to perform sacrifices. This is a symbol of slaughtering or sacrificing love for the world to get the pleasure of Allah
From the story of Prophet Ibrahim, there are many things we can learn and we can apply in our daily lives.
Such as:
- Rich and must be generous
- Don't be stingy with wealth, because the more you give to charity, the more wealth we have.
- Be careful in speaking.
- Be patient, even though it is often tested by God
- Don't give up on praying, Prophet Ibrahim had almost 100 years the prayer has been answered to have children
- Love your Lord more than anything in this world, because the world is temporary and the hereafter is eternal life.
These are some photos of the qurban (Sacrafice) activity on the first Eid held in my village. There were 10 cows and 10 goats. After it is cut into pieces, it will be distributed equally to the middle and lower class residents, although sometimes rich people get a share too.
My son patiently waited for the cutting to finish. in order to get a share and told me to have satay, he wants to eat satay so bad 😀
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