abraham almost sacrificed his son.
abraham almost sacrificed his son.
who in the bible almost sacrificed his son?
abraham
though it is generally believed by modern muslims that ishmael was the son who was almost sacrificed, among scholars and historiographers of early islam, there is much debate. there are such persuasive arguments for both, in fact, it is estimated that 131 traditions say isaac was the son, while 133 say ishmael. such dispute over which son suggests that the story, and where and to whom it happens, is extremely important. it is argued that the story originated from rabbinic texts and was adapted to islam over time in order to give mecca religious importance and connect the story with the pilgrimage.arguments by early muslim scholars for ishmael as the intended sacrifice include that jews claim it is isaac only because they are jealous that it was actually the ancestor of arabs, ishmael, and that the horns of the ram that was sacrificed instead hung in the kaaba at one time. in looking solely at the text of the quran to determine which son was to be sacrificed, there still are various views. the strongest case for ishmael in the quran is that directly after the sacrifice narrative, abraham is told of the coming of isaac's birth, therefore, it must be ishmael who was about to be sacrificed. however tabari argues that because it is only isaac who is indicated by birth announcements that the announcement at the start of the sacrifice narrative, ""so we gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy"" refers to isaac. authentic hadiths are said to not contradict each other because that negates the definition of the hadith.
ishmael in islam
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