Quran teaches us in no uncertain terms that Abraham is the founder
of Islam as it is practiced today. As such, what did Abraham contribute to
our daily life as Muslims? Quran teaches us that ALL RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
IN ISLAM, (Salat, Zakat, Fasting, & Hajj) came to us from Abraham, generation
after generation. The hypocrites of the Muslims always ask, how can these
practices come to us from Abraham and not from Muhammad.. They do not trust
that God Almighty can preserve His own religious practices (rituals) to give
to us pure and clear. In other words, all religious practices in Islam existed
before Muhammad. Muhammad's sole mission was to deliver the Quran.
"Your ONLY mission (O Muhammad) is to deliver (Quran), while it
is we who will call them to account." 13:40
"You (O Muhammad) have
no duty EXCEPT delivering (Quran)." 42:48
"The messenger has no function EXCEPT delivering (Quran)..." 5:99
Abraham was the first recipient of the concept of Islam as a practice, and
the first to call us Muslims.
" You shall strive for the cause of GOD as you should strive
for His cause. He
has chosen you and has placed no hardship on you in practicing your religion
- the religion of
your father Abraham. He is the one who named
you "Submitters" originally. Thus, the
messenger shall serve as a witness among you, and you shall serve as witnesses
among the
people. Therefore, you shall observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give
the obligatory charity
(Zakat), and hold fast to GOD; He is your Lord, the best Lord and the best
Supporter." 22:78
"Abraham was neither Jewish , nor Christian; he was a monotheist; a Muslim;
he never was an idol-worshiper. The people most worthy of following Abraham
are those who follow him and this prophet (Muhammad), and those who believed.
God is the Lord of the believers." 3:67-68
"Then we inspired you (O Muhammad) to follow the religion of Abraham,
monotheism; never was he an idol-worshiper." 16:123
Logically, if Muhammad was a follower of Abraham, and we are followers of
Muhammad, then we are followers of Abraham. What did we learn from Abraham
??? The Quran teaches us that we learned ALL THE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES of Islam
from Abraham. The whole Arabian society before and during the time of Muhammad
had many followers of the religion of Abraham. Thus Abu Lahab, Abu Jahl,
and the idolaters of Quraish used to observe Salat prayers as we can see
in 8:33-35.
".....Their SALAT PRAYERS at the shrine were no
more than deceit and repulsion. ..."
In Sura 73, few weeks after the revelation of the Quran, 73:20 is telling
the Muslims to observe the SALAT and Zakat. Does it make sense that God would
issue a commandment to observe something not already known.???
"......and observe the SALAT and ZAKAT, and lend
God a loan of righteousness. Whatever you advance for your souls, you will
find at God better and multiplied manifold....." 73:20
Please check our file :
Where can we find Salat
in the Quran? It will have more explanation about the role of Abraham
in Islam (Submission).
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