Mua'wiyah was so pleased with this statement that he...

Mua'wiyah was so pleased with this statement that he rewarded Abu Hurairah and made him the ruler of Madinah.[^5]74 Ibrahim and the Sacrifice of Ismai’l God ordered Ibrahim (a.s.) to sacrifice his son Ismai’l (a.s.). He did this to examine Ibrahim’s (a.s.) patience and obedience to Allah. If Ibrahim (a.s.) passed this test, he would demonstrate his worthiness of Allah’s grace and favour.

Having been bestowed with a child after years of loneliness without any children, he was being ordered by God to sacrifice with his own hands the apple of his eyes, who had grown up to become a young boy of 13. Ibrahim (a.s.) said to Ismai’l (a.s.): “O’ My beloved son! I have dreamt that I am sacrificing you; what do you think…