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Al-manar
The Quran and the child of the sacrifice: The issue shouldn't be a point of contention for muslims, as it's not the point of the story(more later in this point)...
however for curiosity let's give the irrefutable clue of the sacrifice as being Ismael: just let's read a Quranic passage that have the answer:
Holy Quran
[37:83] Among his followers was Abraham.
[37:84] He came to his Lord wholeheartedly.
[37:85] He said to his father and his people, "What are you worshipping?
[37:86] "Is it these fabricated gods, instead of GOD, that you want?
[37:87] "What do you think of the Lord of the universe?"
[37:88] He looked carefully at the stars.
[37:89] Then he gave up and said, "I am tired of this!"
[37:90] They turned away from him.
[37:91] He then turned on their idols, saying, "Would you like to eat?
[37:92] "Why do you not speak?"
[37:93] He then destroyed them.
[37:94] They went to him in a great rage.
[37:95] He said, "How can you worship what you carve?
[37:96] "When GOD has created you, and everything you make!"
[37:97] They said, "Let us build a great fire, and throw him into it."
[37:98] They schemed against him, but we made them the losers.
[37:99] He said, "I am going to my Lord; He will guide me."
[37:100] "My Lord, grant me righteous children."
[037:101] So We gave him the good news of a boy, possessing forbearance.
[037:102] And when (his son) was old enough to walk with him, (Abraham) said: O my dear son, I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou ? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast.
[37:103] They both submitted, and he put his forehead down (to sacrifice him).
[37:104] We called him: "O Abraham.
[37:105] "You have believed the dream." We thus reward the righteous.
[37:106] That was an exacting test indeed.
[37:107] We ransomed (Ismail) by substituting an animal sacrifice.
[37:108] And we preserved his history for subsequent generations.
[37:109] Peace be upon Abraham.
[37:110] We thus reward the righteous.
[37:111] He is one of our believing servants.
[37:112] Then we gave him the good news about the birth of Isaac, to be one of the righteous prophets.
[37:113] We blessed him and Isaac. Among their descendants, some are righteous, and some are wicked transgressors.
Not only the passage, suggests two distinct good news but makes the good news of the child mentioned in verse 101 specific for Ismael even if it doesn’t mention his name…
Read the context again :
[37:97] They said, "Let us build a great fire, and throw him into it."
[37:98] They schemed against him, but we made them the losers.
[37:99] He said, "I am going to my Lord; He will guide me."
[37:100] "My Lord, grant me righteous children."
[037:101] So We gave him the good news of a boy, possessing forbearance.
According to the context : Abraham was saved from the pagan fire and abandoned those pagan people, he moved to begin new life,prayed for God to have righteous seed, and was given un-named son that was described as a forbearing son. Now we should pause and think….. if this un-named child is the same child who will be mentioned in verse 112 (Isaac) then we suggest that Isaac was born before Ismael ,hence suggesting that the Quran would contradict the bible ,claiming Isaac to be older than Ismael !!
But why not?! [014:039] "Praise be to God, Who hath granted unto me in old age Isma'il and Isaac: for truly my Lord is He, the Hearer of Prayer!
Note, (1)Ismael (2) Isaac [002:133] Were ye witnesses when death appeared before Jacob? Behold, he said to his sons: "What will ye worship after me?" They said: "We shall worship Thy God and the God of thy fathers, of Abraham, Isma'il and Isaac,- the one (True) God: To Him we bow (in Islam)."
(1)Abraham (2)Ismael (3)Isaac
So for those who suggests the two good news as mere a repetition to the same issue then I invite them to explain how could Isaac be the first son to Abraham !!!
Till Part.3
peace
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