Surely I have settled a part of my offspring in a valley...

Surely I have settled a part of my offspring in a valley unproductive of fruit near Thy Sacred House... " (14:37) رَبَّنَا إِنِّي أَسْكَنْتُ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِي زَرْعٍ عِنْدَ بَيْتِكَ الْمُحَرَّمِ Abraham visited the Sacred House and performed Hajj every year after his return and enjoyed seeing Hagar and Ismail. Ten years later, he was in Mecca when one night, he dreamed that he had to sacrifice Ismail.

He prepared to do so but a sheep was brought from under mountain by the angel of God: "And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice." (37:107) وَفَدَيْناهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظيمٍ. Later on, Abraham restructured Ka’ba with the help of Ismail and eventually passed away after twenty five days of illness 3508 years after the Fall of Adam and was buried in Mafileh cave in Hebron (Palestine) where Sarah was buried too. In a hadith, the holy Prophet said: Abraham lived for 175 years.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(ص) عَاشَ إِبْراهيمُ مِئَةً وَخَمْسًا وَسَبْعينَ سَنَةً. Immunity From Infidels "Indeed, there is for you a good example in Ibrahim and those with him when they said to their people: Surely we are clear of you and of what you serve besides Allah" (60:4) قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إِذْ قَالُوا لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَآءُ مِنْكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ His Thankfulness "Surely Ibrahim was an exemplar, obedient to Allah, upright, and he was not of the polytheists.

Grateful for his favors; He chose him and guided him on the right path." (16:120- 121) إِنَ إِبْراهيمَ كانَ أُمَّةً قانِتًا لله حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكينَ شَاكِرًا لأَنْعُمِهِ وَهُديةُ إِلى صِراطٍ مُسْتَقيمٍ. His Recommendations To His Sons "And the same did Ibrahim enjoin on his sons and so (did) Yaqoob. O my sons!

Surely Allah has chosen for you (this) faith, therefore die not unless you are Muslims." (2:132) وَوَصَّىٰ بِهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يَا بَنِيَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَىٰ لَكُمُ الدِّينَ فَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ Three Fold Virtues Of His "Most surely Ibrahim was forbearing, tender-hearted, oft-returning to (to Allah)" (11:75) إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَحَلِيمٌ أَوَّاهٌ مُنِيبٌ His Truthfulness "And mention Ibrahim in the Book; surely he was a truthful man, a Prophet." (19:41) وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صِدِّيقًا نَبِيًّا Why Did God Choose Him As A Friend?