Religious Studies: Islam 145
Hazrat Ibrahim (As)
Through out the ages Allah continued to send prophets and
messengers to guide people who went astray to the right path.
One of them was Hazrat Ibrahim (As). He is well known and
respected to the Muslims, the Jews and the Christians equally.
Many prophets and messengers were born in the descendants of
Ibrahim (As). Hazrat Musa (As), Hazrat Isa (As) and Hazrat
Muhammad (Sm) all were born in his clan.
Hazrat Ibrahim (As) was born in East Iraq few thousand years
ago. At that time men of the whole world were engaged in
worshipping the sun, the moon, the gods and goddesses the
idols, and some animate and inanimate objects, forgetting Allah.
They were fallen from right path.
They used to go to the astrologers to know the good and bad of
their fate. They had enormous faith on the astrologers. Those
astrologers used to deceive people by saying about some
unknown and obscure things.
The priests would perform the worship on behalf of others. The
group of priests had some secret communion with the
contemporary kings and emperors. Both of these sects: the kings
and the emperors and the priests would co-operate with each
other for to make common people their obedient servant through
deception. The priests would say to the people: the kings and
emperors are the arbiter of man's fate. They have got all power
to do what ever they like with life and property of the subjects.
By saying this they used to get worship from them.