T WO P RO P H E T S , I B R A H I M A N D I S A A . S
BY: LAILA ALI
It goes without saying that the theme of
sacrifice was prevalent in both of their
lives.
And Subhanallah! What an honor it is to
sacrifice that which Allah swt Has
Bestowed upon you, for the Sake of Allah
swt Upon His Command. For surely Allah
swt is the Best Provider and His Will is
Just.
Ibrahim a.s was commanded by Allah swt
to sacrifice his son, thus he was tested
through that and it became one of the
very well known trials, as because of it
Muslims have Eid ul Adha.
In the trials of Isa a.s, he was to be
crucified due to the misguidance and
animosity of the Jewish Rabbi's and
enemies of Allah swt, May Allah swt
Curse those thats stand to harm the
Hujjah of Their Time, Inshallah, Mola Ali
Waaris.
Of course now we now that it was not
Isa a.s that went on the cross, but the
Look alike, Ahmed a.s. Ahmed a.s
sacrificed himself then, and Isa a.s will
sacrifice himself at the time of the Mahdi
a.s. So we find, that sacrifice plays a
prevalent role in both of their lives and
one could even go as far as to saying that
the role it played was so big, that they
are recognized by these significant events.
We know that all Prophets echo the
Divine message of the Supremacy of
Allah swt and not the supremacy of
people.
During the time of Abraham, the
construction of idols was limited to wood
and stone. Whereas when it came to the
time of Prophet Jesus a.s people had
taken a mental leap from creating
wooden/stone idols to creating idols out
of human beings, (i.e. the misguided
scholars).
I can safely say, that out of all of
our learning's, we have never come
across a more concise and deep
understanding of the calls of some of the
Prophets pbuta, as that presented by
Ahmed al Hassan a.s in his book,
"Enlightenment's From the Calls of the
Messengers" which is available to read on
The Savior website (www.thesavior.com). In this, he details how the
struggle of the Messengers was repeated,
Just like Ali a.s said, "History always
repeats itself".
He explains how the I and the ignorance
that resides inside the people had totally
darkened their souls, even though they
were amidst Prophets, yet their ignorance
had completely blinded them to the
truth. He speaks about how this struggle
is not new and since the beginning of
time, certain factions in society have
considered their whims and desires,
instead of the Will of Allah swt. May Allah
swt Protect us from the Nafs, Inshallah,
Mola Ali Waaris.