Whenever evil stands firmly between a [ 182 ] godly man...

Whenever evil stands firmly between a [ 182 ] godly man, and his God, he should fight against evil bravely, and if he is subjected to the Fire of Persecution, he should stand firm enough to draw God's Mercy, Who can easily turn our troubles to our comfort. In the eyes of Abraham, religion was very serious and important, but in the hands of his people, it was a play-toy or a means of material benefit.

His father's business was to make idols, and to sell it for material profit, and for social advantages. How could he then suffer his teenager son, to endanger his rightful commerce, and personal concerns? After all, that noble work was one of their ancestral customs that they had inherited from old.

They therefore said to Abraham:ِ ``Are you serious in what you say, and have you brought us the truth; or you are only jesting with us?'' The Godly boy who was indeed serious in his assertions, said to them:ِ ``It is a perfect truth that your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and earth. It is He who originated them, and I testify to that.'' After their hot controversy, Abraham decided to convince them that how futile and helpless their gods could be.

So he told them that he would be doing something against their false gods, when they were all absent. This threat was another hint to that,