Class 5 Religious Studies: Islam

148 Life Sketch

Picture: Safa & Marwa

him with children.

Hazrat Ismaeel was born in the womb

of Hazrat Hajera (As) wife of Hazrat

Ibrahim (As). A few days after the

birth of Ismaeel (As) Allah ordered

Ibrahim to carry the mother and the

son to Makka and leave them there.

Hazrat Ibrahim obeyed the order of

Allah properly. He took them there

and left them there.

By the grace of Almighty Allah water gushed out from the
desert of Makka at the hitting by the child Ismaeel's heel. Thus
the famous well of Zamzam created. Getting the news of water
people from all around rushed to it in groups and there grew up
a human habitation. Now and then Hazrat Ibrahim (As) would
come and inquired about them.

Allah tested Ibrahim (As) in many ways. During this the well-
known incident of the sacrifice of Ismaeel (As) took place.

Then Ibrahim (As) engazed Ismaeel (As) in preaching the
religion in Makka. Later on both father and the son rebuilt the
ka'ba (Baitullah), the centre of Islam, in this very place.

After the construction of ka'bah Hajrat Ibrahim (Aa) invited all
the people of the world to perform pilgrimage (Hajj) there. His
call was universal and for all ages to come. During Hajj season
of every year people from all corners go to Holy Makka to perform
Hajj. The sound rises in chorus there: "LabbaikAllahumma Labbaik,