{"id":98190,"date":"2025-06-04T09:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=98190"},"modified":"2025-06-04T09:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:07:08","slug":"neither-jew-nor-christiaan-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/neither-jew-nor-christiaan-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Neither Jew nor Christiaan – Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ibrahim \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 Echo: Where Footsteps Become Footprints<\/strong><\/p>\n

In our theme for this year`s Hajj, we are focusing on the life of the great Prophet of Allah, Ibrahim Alayhis Salaam and his relationship with Allah as well as with the people around him, viz his father, sons, wives and the community he belonged to. We commence by looking at his relationship with ALLAH.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Neither a Jew nor a Christian<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prophet Ibrahim AS is one of the greatest and most honoured prophets in Islam. Revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike, his legacy transcends religious labels and historical divisions. However, the Holy Qur\u2019an makes it explicitly clear that Ibrahim AS was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but rather a pure monotheist (\u1e25an\u012bf) who submitted entirely to the will of Allah \ufdfb. This distinction is crucial in understanding the true nature of his faith and the spiritual foundation upon which Islam stands.<\/p>\n

The Qur\u2019anic Declaration<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Noble Qur\u2019an directly addresses the confusion and conflicting claims made by various religious groups about Ibrahim AS\u2019s identity:<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0628\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0670\u0647\u0650\u064a\u0645\u064f \u064a\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0648\u062f\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u0646\u064e\u0635\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0643\u0650\u0646 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u062d\u064e\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0641\u064b\u0627 \u0645\u0651\u064f\u0633\u0652\u0644\u0650\u0645\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0645\u0650\u0646\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0634\u0652\u0631\u0650\u0643\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIbrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a \u1e25an\u012bf (upright in faith), a Muslim [in submission to Allah], and he was not of the polytheists.\u201d [Al \u02bfImran 3: 67]<\/p>\n

This verse dismantles any attempt to confine Ibrahim AS\u2019s identity within later religious developments. Judaism and Christianity, as formal religions with those names, came centuries after Ibrahim AS. The Torah was revealed to Musa AS and the Injil to Isa AS, both long after Ibrahim AS\u2019s time. Thus, it is historically and theologically incorrect to label him as either.<\/p>\n

What Does It Mean That He Was a \u201cMuslim\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the Qur\u2019anic context, the term Muslim refers not to a follower of the Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa per se, but to anyone who submits completely to Allah \ufdfb. The root of the word Islam means \u201csubmission\u201d and Muslim means \u201cone who submits.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u0625\u0650\u0630\u0652 \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0631\u064e\u0628\u0651\u064f\u0647\u064f\u06e5\u0653 \u0623\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0644\u0650\u0645\u0652 \u06d6 \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0623\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0645\u0652\u062a\u064f \u0644\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0628\u0651\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0644\u064e\u0645\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen his Lord said to him, \u2018Submit,\u2019 he said, \u2018I have submitted [aslamtu] to the Lord of the worlds.\u2019\u201d Al-Baqarah (2: 131)<\/p>\n

From this we understand that Ibrahim AS was a Muslim in the truest sense: he submitted entirely to his Lord, Allah, without resistance or compromise.<\/p>\n

The Dispute Over Ibrahim AS<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the time of the Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa, both Jews and Christians claimed Ibrahim AS as their own. The Jews claimed him as the forefather of their nation through his son Ishaq, while the Christians traced a spiritual lineage through belief and prophecy. The Qur\u2019an addresses this argument clearly:<\/p>\n

\u064a\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0653\u0623\u064e\u0647\u0652\u0644\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0643\u0650\u062a\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0628\u0650 \u0644\u0650\u0645\u064e \u062a\u064f\u062d\u064e\u0627\u0653\u062c\u0651\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e \u0641\u0650\u0649\u0653 \u0625\u0650\u0628\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0670\u0647\u0650\u064a\u0645\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0653 \u0623\u064f\u0646\u0632\u0650\u0644\u064e\u062a\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0649\u0670\u0629\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0652\u0625\u0650\u0646\u062c\u0650\u064a\u0644\u064f \u0625\u0650\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0627 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u06e2 \u0628\u064e\u0639\u0652\u062f\u0650\u0647\u0650\u06e6\u0653 \u06da \u0623\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0642\u0650\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cO People of the Scripture, why do you argue about Ibrahim while the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed until after him? Then will you not reason?\u201d \u0100l \u02bfImr\u0101n (3: 65)<\/p>\n

This verse appeals to logic and chronology: neither the Torah nor the Gospel existed in Ibrahim AS\u2019s time, so he could not have followed a religion defined by either scripture. Rather, he practiced the original, uncorrupted monotheism that is the essence of all divine revelation.<\/p>\n

Ibrahim AS\u2019s Message: Pure Taw\u1e25id<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ibrahim AS preached Taw\u1e25id, the absolute Oneness of Allah, and rejected all forms of idolatry. This made him distinct from the prevailing beliefs of his time \u2014 and it continues to make him a central figure in Islamic theology. His religion was based on sincere belief, pure worship, and complete obedience to Allah \ufdfb.<\/p>\n

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