(Translator) community, advancing on the path of sheer ignorance.

(Translator) community, advancing on the path of sheer ignorance.” In this way, Almighty God removed all the curtains which were in front of the nature of Ibrahim so that he could see the angels (forces) in the skies and on the earth and could observe God’s might and His innumerable creations in the unending space and so that Ibrahim’s faith may become solid.[1] Ever since Ibrahim (a.s) became intelligent enough and began to recognize the people of his community he used to look abhorrently at the stagnant and lifeless idols and at the throngs of people who rushed to worship them on the basis of their self-imagined attributes.

He remained very unhappy at this condition. In view of all these conditions, he moved forward to remove the difficulties and hindrances, which were likely to confront him first. His maternal grandfather, Azar, who besides being an idol-worshipper was also a well-known idol-maker, became his foremost roadblock. So Ibrahim started the work of his messengership on him. In order to reform him, he said very politely and affectionately: O my father!

Why do you worship what neither hears nor sees, nor does it avail you in the least? O my father! Truly the knowledge has come to me, which has not come to you, therefore follow me, I will guide you on a right path. O my father! Serve not the Satan; surely the Satan is disobedient to the Beneficent God. [1] Surah Anam 6:74-75 O my father!

Surely I fear that a punishment from the Beneficent God should afflict you so that you should be a friend of the Satan.[1] Thereafter Ibrahim went to Azar and addressed the ignorant idol-worshippers as mentioned by God Almighty in this manner: And certainly we gave to Ibrahim his rectitude before and we knew him fully well. When he said to his father and his people: “What are these images to whose worship you cleave? They said: we found our fathers worshipping them.

He said: certainly you have been, (both) you and your fathers, in manifest error. They said: have you brought to us the truth, or are you one of the triflers? He said: Nay! Your lord is the lord of the heavens and the earth, who brought them into existence, and I am of those who bear witness to this.[2] When Azar and his people heard these strange words from Ibrahim (a.s) they became extremely angry with his courageous movement.