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Who is my Lord
Abraham was unlike his contemporaries, he grew to be an upright, caring young man
repulsed by idol worship and sought the answer to a question that had consumed him for
many years -- who was his Lord?
In the process of his guidance, Allah in His Mercy caused Abraham to contemplate upon
the kingdoms of the heavens and earth. One evening, as he gazed up into the night sky,
he saw a planet shinning more brightly than the others and exclaimed, "This is surely my
Lord!" But, as the morning light came and the planet set, he rejected his thought saying,
"I do not like the setting ones!" On another occasion as he saw the moon rise he said
once again, "This is my Lord!" But like the planet, as the light of the morning broke it
disappeared, whereupon he said, "If my Lord does not guide me, I shall be amongst the
astray nation!" Then, when he saw the sun rise upon the horizon he said, "This must be
my Lord, it is larger!" But as it set he turned to his people saying, "O nation, I am quit of
what you associate (with Allah, the Creator) I have turned my face to He who created the
heavens and the earth, uprightly, and I am not among the idolaters!" Koran, Chapter 6
verses 76-79
Abraham was unlike his contemporaries, he grew to be an upright, caring young man
repulsed by idol worship and sought the answer to a question that had consumed him for
many years -- who was his Lord?
In the process of his guidance, Allah in His Mercy caused Abraham to contemplate upon
the kingdoms of the heavens and earth. One evening, as he gazed up into the night sky,
he saw a planet shinning more brightly than the others and exclaimed, "This is surely my
Lord!" But, as the morning light came and the planet set, he rejected his thought saying,
"I do not like the setting ones!" On another occasion as he saw the moon rise he said
once again, "This is my Lord!" But like the planet, as the light of the morning broke it
disappeared, whereupon he said, "If my Lord does not guide me, I shall be amongst the
astray nation!" Then, when he saw the sun rise upon the horizon he said, "This must be
my Lord, it is larger!" But as it set he turned to his people saying, "O nation, I am quit of
what you associate (with Allah, the Creator) I have turned my face to He who created the
heavens and the earth, uprightly, and I am not among the idolaters!" Koran, Chapter 6
verses 76-79