Ibrahim was not a Jew and not (also) a Christian
but he is a man who gave himself up straight again
(To God) and he is most certainly not from the class of people
the people closest musyrik.Sesungguhnya kepaa
Ibrahim are those who follow him and this Prophet
(Muhammad) and those faithful yan (to Muhammad),
and Allah is the protector of all orangh-believers.
(EMQ 67-68).
Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) is often mentioned in the Qur'an and
occupied a prominent place in the side of God as an example
for humans. He expressed the truth of God to
his people who worship idols, and he reminded them
him to fear God. The people of the prophet Abraham did not obey
order, on the contrary they oppose it. When
ever-increasing oppression of his people, Abraham moved to anywhere along
his wife, along with the prophet Lut and possibly with bebeapa others who accompanied them.
Prophet Ibrahim is a descendant of the prophet Noah. Al qur'an also noted that he also
follow the path of life (deen) followed Noah.
"Peace be upon Noah in the whole of nature". Thus indeed do We give
replies to people who do good. Surely he was among the slaves
We are believers. Then We tengelamkan other people. And lo!
Ibrahim actually includes faction (Noah). (Surat Ash-Shafaat: 79-83).
At the time of Prophet Ibrahim, a lot of people who inhabit the plains of Mesopotamia and the Middle
and East of Anatolia lived people who worship the heavens and the stars.
God that they consider most important is "Sin" is moon god. God they are
seorng personified as a man who long beard, wearing a long dress
bring berbetuk crescent moon above it. Anyway, these people make decorations
images arise and carvings (sculptures) of their god, and that's what they
worship. This is a widespread belief system when it is, who gets
persemaiannya place in the Near East (Near East), which maintained its existence in the long
a long time. People who live in the region continued to worship the gods
until about the year 600 AD As a result of this belief, many buildings
known as the "ziggurat" which was used as an observatory (where the research
stars) as well as the temple a place of worship built in the area
stretched from Mesopotamia to the depth of dri Anatolia, is where some
gods, especially god (i) The moon is named "Sin" worshiped by people ini.1
Confidence that can only be found in archaeological excavations which dilakuan today, has been
mentioned in the Qur'an. As mentioned in the Qur'an, Ibrahim refused
worship of gods and cling to God alone, the only God
the truth. In the Qur'an, Ibrahim's life journey is described as follows:
And (remember) at the time Aazar Ibrahim said to his father: "You make Pantaskah
idols for gods?. I see thee and thy people in
manifest error. And thus have We showed Ibrahim the signs of greatness
(We are terdpat) in the heavens and the earth, and (we show) that he belongs
those who believe. When in fact has become dark, she saw a star (then) he
said: "This is my Lord". Tetpi when it set he said: "I do not like to
the sink. "Then when he saw the moon rising, he said:" This is my Lord. "But
after the month it goes down, he said: "Surely if Tuhnaku not provide clues
kepadakum I certainly include people who are astray ". When he saw the sun
rising, he said: "This is my lord, this is bigger", but when the sun had set, he
said: "O my people, I really innocent of what you associate.
Surely I expose myself to the Lord who created heaven and b umi with
tend to the true religion, and I'm not including those who
partners to God. (Surat al-An'an: 74-79)
In the Qur'an, the birthplace of Abraham and the place where he lives is not presented
in detail. But indicated that Abraham and Lot lived in a place mutually
adjacent to each other and the angel who is sent to the people of Prophet Lut also visited Ibrahim
and tells his wife a tidbit about a boy (it contains),
before the angels were going to continue on their way to the prophet Lut.
Important story about the Prophet Ibrahim in the Qur'an which is not mentioned in the Old Testament
is about building the Kaaba. In the Qur'an, we are told that the Kaaba was built by
Ibrahim and his son Ishmael. Currently, the only thing that is known by historians about the
Kaaba is that the Kaaba was a sacred place since the very old. The
placement of idols in the Kaaba during the period of ignorance lasted until the coming of the Prophet
Muhammad, and it is an aberration and decline of the sacred religion of divine
never revealed to the Prophet Abraham.
Ket.Gambar p. 36. (Above: At the time of Prophet Ibrahim, the religion of polytheism spread throughout
Mesopotamian region. The moon god "Sin" one of the most important idols. People
people made statues of gods and worship them. Next to appear
statue of sin. Symbol of the crescent moon can be seen clearly on the statue's chest).
(Below: The Ziggurat is used both as temples and astronomical observatory built
with the most advanced techniques exist that time. Stars, moon and the sun became the main object
of worship and the rainbow has a very important thing. On the left and the bottom is
Mesopotamian ziggurat of the nation.
Abraham in the Old Testament
The Old Testament is the most likely source
most detail in matters pertaining to Abraham,
although many of them may not be
trusted. According to the discussion in the old covenant,
Ibrahim was born about 1900 BC in the city of Ur, which is
one of the most important city at that time located in the East
Central plains of Mesopotamia. At birth, Abraham did not
(Yet) named "Ibrahim", but "Abram". His name
then later changed by God (YHWH).
One day, according to the Old Testament, God asks Abraham to journey
leave the country and its people, leading to a land of uncertainty and the start
a new community there. Abram at the age of 75 years of listening to the call / receive calls and
traveling with his wife is barren named Sarai - later known
with the name "Sarah" which means daughter of the king - and the son of his brother named Lot. In
way to the "Land of the Chosen (Chosen Land)" they stopped / living in mobile Harran to
while and then continue their journey. When they reached the ground
Canaan djanjikan by God to them, they were given by God's revelation in the form
pemberiahuan be that the place is specially chosen by God for them and
dianugerhkan for them. When Abram reached the age of 99 years, he made an agreement with
God and her name later changed to Ibrahim (Abraham). He died at age 175
years and was buried in the cave Macpelah adjacent to the city of Hebron (e l-Kalil) in West Bank
(West bank) is today the territory under Israeli penguasan. The land is actually
purchased by Abraham with some money and it is his wealth and his family
The first in the Land of Promise (the Promise Land).
The birth place of Abraham According to the Old Testament
Where birth to Ibrahim, remains a contentious issue.
Christians and Jews that Abraham was born in southern Mesopotamia,
thinking prevalent in the Islamic world is that the place of his birth is around Urfa-
Harran. Several new discoveries show that the thesis of the Jews and Christians
not imply the truth of the whole.
Jews and Christians rested their opinion on the Old Testament, because in
The Old Testament, Abraham is said to have been born in the southern city of Ur
Mesopotamia after Ibrahim was born and raised in this city, he has traveled dcieritakan
a trip to Egypt, and the journey they pass through a place
known by the name of Harran in Turkey wiayah.
Although demkian, an Old Testament manuscripts found recently, have been
raises serious doubts about the validity / validity of the above information. In
manuscripts written in Greek which was made around about the third century BC, where
manuscript is calculated as the oldest copies of the Old Testament, also the name
the "Ur" is never mentioned. Today many researchers who claim the Old Testament
that the words "Ur" is inaccurate or that Ibahim not born in the city of Ur, and may also
never visited the area / region of Mesopotamia during his lifetime.
In addition, the names of some locations as well as the areas mentioned, it has changed since
changing times. At this time usually refers to the Mesopotamian plains river
mainland south of Iraq, between the Euphrates and Tigris. Moreover, two millennium (2000
years) before us, Mesopotamia described as an area that is located more
to the North, even further into autara as far as Harran, and extends to the areas currently
This is the Turkish mainland. Therefore, even if we accept the notion that "the Plain
Mesopotamia "mentioned in the Old Testament, it still will happen misleading (wrong)
to think that the Mesopotamian two millennia earlier and Mesopotamia today
is a place in exactly the same.
Banhkan if there are serious doubts and disagreements about the city of Ur as the place
the birth of Abraham, but there is a general view of the fact that approved the
Harran and the surrounding area is the place where Abraham lived. Moreover,
brief peneliltian conducted on the contents of the Old Testament raises some
information that supports the view that the birthplace of Prophet Ibrahim was Harran.
For example in the Old Testament, Harran area designated as "areas Artam"
(Genesis, 11:31 and 28:10). Mentioned that people who datrang of the family of Abraham is
"The children of an Aramaic" (Deutoronomi, 26:5). Identification of the mention of Abraham with
as "an Aramaic" shows that he (Ibrahim) continue to thrive in
this area.
In various sources of Islam, there is strong evidence that the birthplace of Abraham
is Harran and Urfa. In Urfa, called the "city of Prophets" there are many stories and
legends about Abraham.
Why does the Old Testament Be Turned?.
Old Testament and the Koran in revealing the story of Abraham, it seems almost-
almost describe two different figures of the Prophet, who called Abraham and Ibrahim.
In the Qur'an, Ibrahim sent as a messenger for a pagan. The
Ibrahim is worship the heavens, the stars and moon as well as various gods
another. He struggled against his people and always strive to try to have them
abandon superstitious beliefs, and inevitably, it; it also has
aroused the hostility of the flame throughout the community including even his father
own.
Actually, none of the items mentioned above is told in the Old Testament.
He threw Abraham into the fire, how Ibrahim destroyed the idols
worshiped by the people, not mentioned in the Old Testament. In general, Ibrahim
described as the ancestor of the Jews in the Old Testament. This is a proof
that the views of the Old Testament was made by Jewish community leaders who
try to give a foothold in the future the concept of "race / ethnicity". The Jews
believe bahwamereka is always chosen by the Lord and feel superior to
the other. They deliberately and full of desire to change their holy books and
make additions and various reductions based on such beliefs in
above. This is why Abraham is described as the ancestor of the Jews alone
in the Old Testament.
Christians who believe in the Old Testament, Abraham is thought that the grandmother
ancestor of the Jews, but there is only one difference; according to Christians, Ibrahim
was not a Jew but he is a Christian. Christians are not so
attention to the concept of race / ethnicity, as do the Jews, taking
this establishment and it is becoming one of the causes of differences and contradictions between the two
this religion. God gave information as mentioned in the Qur'an as
follows:
Hi scribes, why do ye dispute about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel
not revealed till after him. Do not you think?. Thus ye, ye
This (reasonable) dispute about things you know, then why do you dispute
denied in case you do not know; God knows while you do not know.
Ibrahim was not a Jew and not (also) a Christian but he was a straight again surrendered (to Allah) and it is not a class of people he's from the polytheists. "
Indeed, the most closely kepaa Ibrahim are those who follow it and
The prophet (Muhammad) and those faithful yan (to Muhammad), and God is
protector of all who believe orangh. (EMQ 65-68).
In the Qur'an are very different from what is written in the Old Testament, Abraham
is someone who warns his people that they fear Allah, and that he
is someone who fought / fight against his people were in the end. Started
his youth, he warned his people that m, enyembah idols to
stop what they did. In reaction, his people to act by trying to
Ibrahim murder. To avoid the crimes committed by his people, then
Ibrahimpun eventually migrate.
