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desperation they banished him and his wife, Lady Sarah, from their homeland.
Abraham and Sarah in Egypt
After a long, tiring but blessed journey to Egypt, as Prophet Abraham and Lady Sarah
were about to enter a township, news reached its tyrannical pharaoh that Abraham was
accompanied by a beautiful lady.
The Pharaoh summoned Abraham to his presence and asked whom the lady was
accompanying him. Abraham not wishing to lie, but fearing for the safety of Sarah, told
him she was his sister, but meaning his sister in religion, but this did nothing to deter the
tyrant from his evil intention and he ordered that she be sent to him.
Abraham had sensed the ruler was evil and returned to Sarah and told her not to say
other than he had told the tyrant, and swore by Allah there were no other believers in the
truth in that area. As Sarah entered the tyrant's presence, she too realized his evil intent
and immediately supplicated to Allah saying, "O Allah, I have believed in You and Your
messenger, and have safeguard my private parts from everyone except my husband,
please, do not let this unbeliever overpower me." Allah accepted her supplication and
Abraham and Sarah in Egypt
After a long, tiring but blessed journey to Egypt, as Prophet Abraham and Lady Sarah
were about to enter a township, news reached its tyrannical pharaoh that Abraham was
accompanied by a beautiful lady.
The Pharaoh summoned Abraham to his presence and asked whom the lady was
accompanying him. Abraham not wishing to lie, but fearing for the safety of Sarah, told
him she was his sister, but meaning his sister in religion, but this did nothing to deter the
tyrant from his evil intention and he ordered that she be sent to him.
Abraham had sensed the ruler was evil and returned to Sarah and told her not to say
other than he had told the tyrant, and swore by Allah there were no other believers in the
truth in that area. As Sarah entered the tyrant's presence, she too realized his evil intent
and immediately supplicated to Allah saying, "O Allah, I have believed in You and Your
messenger, and have safeguard my private parts from everyone except my husband,
please, do not let this unbeliever overpower me." Allah accepted her supplication and