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him why he was so devoted to the idols but Azar could offer no better reply than to say
that many people before him had worshipped them, and what was good enough for them
was good enough for him also. Azar became upset and embarrassed by Abraham’s
preaching and threatened to stone him if he persisted.
Such was Abraham’s conviction that he did not stop preaching and after a while, Azar
realized his threats were of no use so he told Abraham he did not wish to see him again
for sometime. As they parted company, tenderhearted Abraham told Azar he would ask
Allah to forgive him, and that perhaps his Lord would accept his prayer.
Abraham continued to preach against the idols but the people continued to spurn what
he had to say. After each refusal, he would ask them the same question he had asked
Azar – “What made them so devoted to their idols?” -- but they replied in the same way,
which was simply because their fathers and ancestors had worshipped them. Some
even accused Abraham of jesting with them, but he swore this was not so, and that
without a doubt their Lord, is the Creator of all that is in the heavens and earth, and that
they must abandon their useless idols.
Abraham Outwits the Idols
that many people before him had worshipped them, and what was good enough for them
was good enough for him also. Azar became upset and embarrassed by Abraham’s
preaching and threatened to stone him if he persisted.
Such was Abraham’s conviction that he did not stop preaching and after a while, Azar
realized his threats were of no use so he told Abraham he did not wish to see him again
for sometime. As they parted company, tenderhearted Abraham told Azar he would ask
Allah to forgive him, and that perhaps his Lord would accept his prayer.
Abraham continued to preach against the idols but the people continued to spurn what
he had to say. After each refusal, he would ask them the same question he had asked
Azar – “What made them so devoted to their idols?” -- but they replied in the same way,
which was simply because their fathers and ancestors had worshipped them. Some
even accused Abraham of jesting with them, but he swore this was not so, and that
without a doubt their Lord, is the Creator of all that is in the heavens and earth, and that
they must abandon their useless idols.
Abraham Outwits the Idols