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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Biography of Imam Hussain Bin Ali (as) Abraham Declered Truthful, But the Sacrifice, Postponed Abraham repeatedly had visions of slaying his son ISMAEL. The Bible of the Christian church also mentions this with the change of the name of the son from ISMAEL to ISAAC, which change is obviously a Jewish tampering of the original event to suit their selfish ends, to shift the great sacrifice to ISAAC, the father of the Israelites.

A vision to an apostle of God is deemed to be the Lord's directive to him, to act according to the direction given therein.

Abraham related his vision to his son ISMAEL saying: "O' Son, I see in vision that I slay thee" [HOLY QUR'AN 37:102] ISMAEL, the dutiful son who was himself to be an apostle of God, submitted to his father saying: "O' Father, Act as thou host been bidden (by the Lord) and thou will, if God Well, find me of the patient ones" [HOLY QUR'AN, 37:102] Abraham told his wife, HAGAR, the mother of ISMAEL that he was taking his son to his friend; and equipping himself with a knife and a rope, left for an altar on a nearby mountain.

Abraham laid down his son ISMAEL and tied his hands and legs lest the boy should struggle while being slain, and blindfolded himself with a piece of cloth apprehending his failure due to his paternal love, to bear the sight of his son rolling in his own blood, and in compliance with the divine directive received through the dream, Abraham offering his son to God, passed the knife across, cutting the throat under it.

As soon as Abraham was sure that he had slain his son under the knife, he immediately uncovered his eyes to pray to the Lord to accept his sacrifice, but to his great surprise, he found ISMAEL standing aside and instead of ISMAEL a ram lay slain.

My other father would have only rejoiced at he miraculous escape of his son, but Abraham with his ideal submission to His Will, stood sorrowful and disappointed thinking that his offering was not accepted by the Lord, but a heavenly voice immediately consoled Abraham saying: "O' Abraham of course thou hast faithfully the dream, thou art of the truthful ones, but verily it is an open test, we have substituted it with a Great sacrifice.