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TheSacrificeOfAbraham, page : 2
Idolatry was common place in Egypt, especially in the court of
Pharaoh, but when Haggar heard Abraham preach she was quick to
recognize the truth and accepted his teachings of the Oneness of
Allah.
The years had passed by and Abraham and Sarah were now elderly
and had remained childless. Because of her advanced age, Sarah
had given up hope of bearing a child so she suggested to Abraham
that he might like to take Haggar to be her co-wife. Both Abraham
and Haggar agreed to her suggestion and shortly after Haggar
became Abraham's second wife.
The family's wish was fulfilled when Lady Haggar conceived and
gave birth to a son whom they named Ishmael. Lady Sarah was
delighted and happy that her husband had at long last been blessed
with a son -- little did she know at that time that she too would be
blessed in later years for her patience with a son of her own, Isaac.
Pharaoh, but when Haggar heard Abraham preach she was quick to
recognize the truth and accepted his teachings of the Oneness of
Allah.
The years had passed by and Abraham and Sarah were now elderly
and had remained childless. Because of her advanced age, Sarah
had given up hope of bearing a child so she suggested to Abraham
that he might like to take Haggar to be her co-wife. Both Abraham
and Haggar agreed to her suggestion and shortly after Haggar
became Abraham's second wife.
The family's wish was fulfilled when Lady Haggar conceived and
gave birth to a son whom they named Ishmael. Lady Sarah was
delighted and happy that her husband had at long last been blessed
with a son -- little did she know at that time that she too would be
blessed in later years for her patience with a son of her own, Isaac.