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that he destroyed the idols in the temple. The priests were outraged and
determined to kill him so they built a huge bonfire and placed Abraham in
the middle. However, Abraham remained calm and surrendered himself
totally to the will of Allah and trusted Him.
As the fire was lit, Allah in His Mercy turned to Abraham and commanded
the fire to burn with coolness so that it would not burn him; not even a
single hair of Abraham was scorched! The onlookers were amazed, when,
after the fire had consumed itself, Abraham walked away unharmed.
However, even after witnessing this very great miracle, they were so
arrogant that they still refused to abandon their idolatry!
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The priests knew the only way to get rid of Abraham was to exile him from
their country, and so Abraham, his wife and a handful of those who
believed packed their belongings and left.
Abraham's journey took Sarah and himself to far away Egypt, and it is there
that they set up home. The years rolled by and Abraham and Sarah were
now elderly and remained childless. It was during their time in Egypt that
Hagar, an honorable lady-in-waiting in Pharaoh's court, became a very
close companion to Sarah. Such was the love of Sarah for her husband
determined to kill him so they built a huge bonfire and placed Abraham in
the middle. However, Abraham remained calm and surrendered himself
totally to the will of Allah and trusted Him.
As the fire was lit, Allah in His Mercy turned to Abraham and commanded
the fire to burn with coolness so that it would not burn him; not even a
single hair of Abraham was scorched! The onlookers were amazed, when,
after the fire had consumed itself, Abraham walked away unharmed.
However, even after witnessing this very great miracle, they were so
arrogant that they still refused to abandon their idolatry!
1
The priests knew the only way to get rid of Abraham was to exile him from
their country, and so Abraham, his wife and a handful of those who
believed packed their belongings and left.
Abraham's journey took Sarah and himself to far away Egypt, and it is there
that they set up home. The years rolled by and Abraham and Sarah were
now elderly and remained childless. It was during their time in Egypt that
Hagar, an honorable lady-in-waiting in Pharaoh's court, became a very
close companion to Sarah. Such was the love of Sarah for her husband