Ibrahim -as said: ‘And what are his -asws Shias recognised?

Ibrahim -as said: ‘And what are his -asws Shias recognised?’ He -azwj Said: “By the fifty-one (Cycles of daily) Salat, and the loud recitation of ‘In the Name of Allah -azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful’, and for the invocation (القنوت) before the Ruk’u, and the wearing of the ring in the right hand”. So, upon that, Ibrahim -as said: ‘Our Allah -azwj ! Make me -as to be from the Shias of Amir-Al-Momineen -asws ’.

He -asws said: ‘Thus, Allah -azwj Informed about it in His -azwj Book, so He -azwj Said: And indeed from his Shias, was Ibrahim [37:83] ’’. [16] ‘I said to Abu Abdullah -asws , ‘Which of the two was older, Ismail -as or Is’haq -as ?

And which of them -as was the sacrifice?’ He -asws said: ‘Ismail -as was older than Is’haq by five years, and the sacrifice was Ismail -as , and Makkah was the house of Ismail, and rather Ibrahim -as intended to sacrifice Ismail -as during the days of the season (Hajj) at Mina’. He -asws said: ‘And there was between the glad tidings to Ibrahim -as of Ismail -as , and the glad tidings of Is’haq -as , five years.

But, have you not heard the words of Ibrahim -as where he -as is saying: (Ibrahim said): ‘My Lord! Grant to me from the righteous ones!’ [37:100] . And rather he -as asked Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic to Grace him -as a boy -as from the righteous ones. And He -azwj Said in Surah Al-Safaat: So We Gave him the glad tidings of a forbearing boy [37:101] – meaning Ismail -as from Hajar -as ’. He -asws said: ‘He -azwj Ransomed Ismail -as with a magnificent ram’.

Abu Abdullah -asws said: ‘Then He -azwj Said: And We Gave him the glad tidings of Is’haq, a Prophet from the righteous [37:112] And We Sent Blessings upon him and upon Is’haq, [37:113] – Meaning by that Ismail -as , before the glad tidings of Is’haq. So, the one who claims that Is’haq is older than Ismail, and that the sacrifice is Is’haq, so he has lied with what Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Revealed in the Quran of their -as news’’.

[17] ‘From Abu Ja’far -asws (5 th Imam) regarding His -azwj Words: ‘If only there had been Zikr in our presence from the former ones [37:168] ‘If only there had been Zikr in our presence from the former ones [37:168] We would have been the sincere servants of Allah’ [37:169] : ‘They are the Quraysh Kafirs who were saying, ‘If only there had been Zikr in our presence from the former ones [37:168] , may Allah -azwj Kill the Jews and the Christians, how they belied their Prophets -as ?