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Both the [[Hajj]] ritual, one of Islam's [[Five Pillars]], and the [[Eid al-Adha]] festival are described by Islamic scriptures as commemorating events from Ibrahim's life. | Both the [[Hajj]] ritual, one of Islam's [[Five Pillars]], and the [[Eid al-Adha]] festival are described by Islamic scriptures as commemorating events from Ibrahim's life. | ||
== Historicity == | ==Historicity== | ||
There is no archaeological or historical evidence in support of the Islamic narrative of Ibrahim's life, and it is especially difficult to maintain that he ever set foot in Mecca | There is no archaeological or historical evidence in support of the Islamic narrative of Ibrahim's life, and it is especially difficult to maintain that he ever set foot in Mecca or built the [[Kaaba]]. Additionally, the oldest stories about Abraham (found in the [[Taurat|Torah]]), place Isaac on the sacrificial altar, and not Ishmael, as Islamic scriptures claim. | ||
The [[Egypt|Egyptian]] Professor and foremost authority on Arabic literature, Dr. Taha Husayn, has said regarding the historically problematic, Islamic narrative of Ibrahim's life, "The case for this episode is very obvious because it is of recent date and came into vogue just before the rise of Islam. Islam exploited it for religious reasons."<ref>As quoted in Mizan al-Islam by Anwar al-Jundi, p. 170</ref> | The [[Egypt|Egyptian]] Professor and foremost authority on Arabic literature, Dr. Taha Husayn, has said regarding the historically problematic, Islamic narrative of Ibrahim's life, "The case for this episode is very obvious because it is of recent date and came into vogue just before the rise of Islam. Islam exploited it for religious reasons."<ref>As quoted in Mizan al-Islam by Anwar al-Jundi, p. 170</ref> | ||