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TheSacrificeOfAbraham, page : 3
THE JOURNEY
Before Ishmael had completed his weaning, Prophet Abraham had a
vision in which he was told to take Lady Haggar and their son to a
place called Becca, in the Arabian peninsular, known today as
Mecca, and leave them there.
Becca lay on one of the most traveled caravan routes in Arabia,
however, it remained uninhabited largely because it lacked water.
When Prophet Abraham reached Becca, he settled Lady Haggar and
Ishmael under the shade of a large tree with a bag of dates and a
water-skin full of water, then, he turned away and started to leave.
Lady Haggar followed him and asked: "Abraham, where are you
going, are you leaving us in an uninhabited, provisionless
wilderness?" She asked the same question several times, but the
prophet did not comment. Searching for a reason she asked: "Has
Before Ishmael had completed his weaning, Prophet Abraham had a
vision in which he was told to take Lady Haggar and their son to a
place called Becca, in the Arabian peninsular, known today as
Mecca, and leave them there.
Becca lay on one of the most traveled caravan routes in Arabia,
however, it remained uninhabited largely because it lacked water.
When Prophet Abraham reached Becca, he settled Lady Haggar and
Ishmael under the shade of a large tree with a bag of dates and a
water-skin full of water, then, he turned away and started to leave.
Lady Haggar followed him and asked: "Abraham, where are you
going, are you leaving us in an uninhabited, provisionless
wilderness?" She asked the same question several times, but the
prophet did not comment. Searching for a reason she asked: "Has