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Ibrahim, Ismail and the Sacred House
Prophets
Ibrahim settled his family in an uncultivated valley, saw the command to sacrifice his son, and raised the foundations of the House.
Sequence
- 1Ibrahim settles his family by the Sacred House and supplicates for them.
- 2He sees in a dream that he is to sacrifice his son; both submit.
- 3The son is ransomed with a great sacrifice.
- 4Father and son raise the foundations of the House, asking for acceptance.
From tafsir & history (not Quran text): The Quran does not name which son was to be sacrificed; classical scholars differ, most identifying Ismail.
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