Beginning, Festival, and the Fire.
In what village did Ibrahim live in? What was Ibrahim AS's dad's name and what was his job?
Village of Ur. Azar, he carved idols out of stone and sold it to people.
Ibrahim AS wanted to know who his lord was. What are the 3 things that he questioned?
Stars, Moon, and the Sun.
What is the thing that Allah commanded us to do because he loved Ibrahim AS's act so much?
Slaughter an animal every Eid Al-Adha.
Ibrahim AS felt confused about the idols, especially because they wouldn't eat the food that people placed in front of them. What did he say to his dad about them?
They don't eat the food, can't speak, can't hear, can't help you, nor harm you, why do you worship them?
What was the reasoning for why Ibrahim AS didn't think the 3 things he questioned were his Lord? What did he say?
"This is my Lord." "No, this is not my Lord." "I don't like these things that vanish"
What did Ibrahim AS and Ismail AS make together? What is Fard upon every muslim?
The Kaaba: House for the worship of Allah. Where people pray towards, the direction of the Qiblah. Doing Hajj.
The people who would worship the idols did something very bad to celebrate their worship of them. What did they do? What did Ibrahim AS do?
Every year, they celebrated a festival for the idols. They would place all the idols into a huge temple and worship them. He went into the temple when the people were partying, he went and smashed all the idols and placed the axe on the shoulder of the biggest one.
Ibrahim AS became a messenger. There was an evil king who would trouble his people and wanted to call Ibrahim over. What was his name? Explain the argument between him and Ibrahim AS.
Namrud. Ibrahim said, "My Lord is the one who gives life and causes death." Namrud said, "I can do that." He called 2 of his slaves over, killed one and freed the other. Ibrahim responded "My Lord causes the sun to rise from the East and set in the West. So you should try to make it rise from the West instead." Namrud couldn't do so.
What did Ibrahim AS and Ishaq AS make together?
Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem.
When the people returned, what was their reaction seeing what Ibrahim AS do to the idols? Explain what happened and how they suspected Ibrahim AS.
They finished celebrating and came back to see the mess. They were soo angry. They were confused on who did this. They suspected Ibrahim AS because they heard him talking bad about the idols. They questioned him. Ibrahim AS told them to ask the big idol because it had done it. Ibrahim AS then told them, "You know that they can't do anything, yet you still worship them."
After Ibrahim AS becomes a lot older and gets married, explain the story about his 2nd wife and his son being left in the desert. Explain the terms and names.
Hajar and Ismail went with Ibrahim to Makkah. Ibrahim left them there, Hajar found out that Allah told Ibrahim to do so. When they ran out of water and food, Hajar ran to find water, so she ran 7 times between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah. Allah then sent an angel to hit the ground and zam zam water spurted out.
Ibrahim AS had 2 wives and 2 sons. Name each wife and each son.
Hajar - Ishaq AS
Sarah - Ismail AS
Explain Ibrahim AS's punishment for destroying the idols.
After Ibrahim AS came back to Makkah after a long time, Allah gave Ibrahim AS a test. Explain the whole story.
Ibrahim saw a dream where he sacrificed his son. He told Ismail about it. Then they went, on the way, Shaytan tried to change his mind 3 times. Ibrahim tried to slaughter him but the knife wouldn't go through. That was his test, so instead Allah sent a ram to be slaughtered instead.
Name the lineage of Ibrahim AS.
Ibrahim - Ishaq - Ya'qub - Yusuf