ORDER of ALLAH to ABRAHIM alaihis salam for his wife and only son..... According to Islamic tradition, approximately four thousand years ago, the valley of Mecca (in present-day Saudi Arabia) was a dry, rocky and uninhabited place. God instructed Abraham to bring Hagar (Hājar), his Egyptian wife, and Ishmael, his only child at the time, to Arabia from the land of Canaan.[citation needed] As Abraham was preparing for his return journey back to Canaan, Hagar asked him, Did God order you to leave us here? Or are you leaving us here to die. Abraham didnt even look back. He just nodded, afraid that he would be too sad and that he would disobey God. Hagar said, Then God will not waste us; you can go. Though Abraham had left a large quantity of food and water with Hagar and Ishmael, the supplies quickly ran out, and within a few days the two began to feel the pangs of hunger and dehydration. Hagar ran up and down between two hills called Al-Safa and Al-Marwah seven times, in her desperate quest for water. Exhausted, she finally collapsed beside her baby Ishmael and prayed to God for deliverance. Miraculously, a spring of water gushed forth from the earth at the feet of baby Ishmael. Other accounts have the angel Gabriel (Jibrail) striking the earth and causing the spring to flow in abundance. With this secure water supply, known as the Zamzam Well, they were not only able to provide for their own needs, but were also able to trade water with passing nomads for food and supplies.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 07:14:24 +0000
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