Sacrifice “Your Child”!
If it was not stated explicitly in the Quran, it would have been difficult for me to believe that Prophet Abraham truly made the sincere decision to slaughter his only son Ishmael as a sacrifice.
In this long exposure photo taken on Aug. 16, pilgrims circle the Kaaba as they pray at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, ahead of the annual haj. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws millions of visitors to the holy city each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people anywhere in the world.
If it was not stated explicitly in the Quran, it would have been difficult for me to believe that Prophet Abraham truly made the sincere decision to slaughter his only son Ishmael as a sacrifice.
Abraham was estimated to have been 86 years old when his second wife, Hagar, gave birth to a son, whom they named Ishmael (Ishma-El), which means “God hearing and granting our wish”. Thirteen years later, Abraham’s first wife Sarah gave birth to another son, Isaac (Idzhak), which means “joyful laughter”. Abraham thought it amusing that a couple of such an advanced age could have an infant son.