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-According to [[Islam]], '''Ibrāhīm''' (إبراهيم‎, Abraham) was a patriarch of both the Jews and the Arabs, and an ancient prophet of "pure" [[monotheism]] also known as a ''[[w:Hanif|Hanif]]''.  Neither the Jews nor the Christians believe Abraham was a prophet.
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+According to [[Islam|Islamic]] [[Scripture|scriptures]], '''Ibrāhīm''' (إبراهيم‎, Abraham) was a patriarch of both the Jews and the Arabs, and an ancient prophet described as being both a "Muslim" (lit. one who submits) and of a "pure" [[monotheism]] (also known as a ''[[w:Hanif|Hanif]]'').<ref>{{Quran|3|67}}</ref> The Qur'an further describes Islam as being "the religion of Abraham", or ''millat Ibrahim'', at least seven times.<ref>{{Quran|2|130}}, {{Quran|2|135}}, {{Quran|3|95}}, {{Quran|4|125}}, {{Quran|6|161}}, {{Quran|12|38}}, {{Quran|16|123}}, {{Quran|22|78}}</ref> Unlike Islam, neither Judaism nor Christianity teach that Abraham was a prophet.
-Although it is not specified in the [[Qur'an]] or [[Hadith]], most Muslims believe it was his son [[Isma'il|Ishmael]] who he attempted to sacrifice to [[Allah]]. {{Quran-range|2|125|127}} places the two of them in Arabia where they rebuilt the [[Ka'aba]].
+==Ritual significance in Islam==
+Although it is not specified in the [[Qur'an]] or [[Hadith]], most Islamic scholars believe it was Ibrahim's son [[Isma'il|Ishmael]] who he attempted to sacrifice to [[Allah]]. {{Quran-range|2|125|127}} places the two of them in Arabia where they rebuilt the [[Kaaba|Ka'aba]].
-There is no archaeological or historical evidence to prove these Islamic claims.  The oldest stories about Abraham (found in the [[Taurat|Torah]]) place Isaac on the sacrificial altar, not Ishmael.  Also there is no reason to believe that Abraham and Ishmael ever set foot in Mecca let alone rebuilt the Ka'aba.
+Both the [[Hajj]] ritual, one of Islam's [[Five Pillars of Islam|Five Pillars]], and the [[Eid al-Adha]] festival are described by Islamic scriptures as commemorating events from Ibrahim's life.
-The [[Egypt|Egyptian]] Professor and foremost authority on Arabic literature, [[Dr.]] Taha Husayn, has said "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>
+==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 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 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>
 ==See Also==
-*[[The Pagan Origins of Islam]]
+*[[Pagan Origins of Islam]]
+*[[Parallelism: The Story of Abraham and the Idols]]
 ==External Links==
-*[http://www.answering-islam.org/Index/A/abraham.html Abraham (Comparative Index to Islam)] ''- [[Answering Islam]]''
+*[http://www.answering-islam.org/Index/A/abraham.html Abraham (Comparative Index to Islam)]
 ==References==
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