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Who Was Sacrificed
Contents
Dedication III
Contents V
Acknowledgments IX
Abbreviations X
Preface XIII
Ch. 1 – 1
Who was Sacrificed: Isaac or Ishmael? 1
Jewish Faith and Culture 3
Israel’s Concept of God 4
Abraham leaves Haran on God’s promise to give him descendants and land 11
Covenant Promising Great Wealth for Israel 13
The Main Issue: Inheritance of Abraham 13
Ch. 2 – 17
The Anti-Climax 17
Sarah Could Hardly Allow the Sacrifice of Isaac 18
Ch. 3 – 21
Temporal Vs. Moral Priorities of Israel 21
Abraham Becomes Rich by Deceiving two Kings 21
Ruthless Treatment of Jacob with Esau 23
Falsehood, Cheating, and Misrepresentation win Blessings for Jacob 30
Jacob and Laban 32
Jealousy; the Dominating Sentiment Money; the Main Consideration 34
Ch. 4 – 37
Son of Promise 37
A Son Promised to Abraham 37
Ishmael Could Not be Present at the Weaning of Isaac 38
Mocking or Playing 40
Son of Abraham or the Son of a Slave Girl 41
Sara’s Demand: Unlawful 43
Equal Treatment with Wives and Children 45
Abraham and Sarah Could Not be Thankless 46
Son of Promise 47
Ch. 5 – 51
The Narrative of Sacrifice 51
The Commandments of Sacrifice Analyzed 52
Ch. 6 – 93
Reasons to disprove the sacrifice of Isaac 93
Dedicated Cannot Be Domesticated 93
Sacrifice of Isaac Contradicts the Law of God 95
The Right of the First-born is not Transferable 97
Only the First-born are Dedicated to the Lord 98
Abraham & Ishmael; the Fathers in faith of the Muslims 99
Sacrifice of Isaac could be the Greatest Event of Israel 103
Ch. 7 – 105
The true victim of sacrifice 105
Commemoration of traditions; a must for Israel 107
Jeptha’s Daughter 108
Purim 110
History and the Traditions 110
Concluding Remarks 112
Ch. 8 – 115
Who was Sacrificed: Islamic Version 115
The Background 115
Sacrifice a Test & Trial for Abraham 119
Promise of Blessings Did Not Cover the Evil-Doers 121
Ch. 9 – 129
LITERATE VS. THE FORBEARING 129
THE Unbiased Attitude of the Muslims 137
Early Jewish & christian Converts to Islam 138
Ch. 10 – 147
SCHOLARS SUPPORTING THE SACRIFICE OF ISAAC 147
Characters involved in the Sacrifice 153
Ibrahim Khalilullah 154
Confrontation with his Father, the People and the King 154
Desertion of wife and the Loving son in the Wilderness 155
The Commandment for the Sacrifice Of Ishmael 156
Sarah: the Faithful Wife of Abraham 157
Allegations against Abraham and Sarah are baseless 160
Isaac, the Great Prophet and Ancestor of Israel 166
Hagar, the Selfless Devotee to the Lord 168
Ishmael, the Forbearing 170
A. The son reached the age of serious work 179
B. I see in vision that I offer thee in sacrifice 180
C. What is thy view? 181
D. Thou will find me one practising Patience and Constancy 184
Ch. 11 – 207
Prayers Of Abraham For His Descendants At Makkah 207
The Sacrifice; As Legacy Of The Abrahamic Faith 208
The Rites Of Sacrifice 211
Abraham’s Prayer for a Messenger 212
Acceptance & Rewards for the Sacrifice 215
Ch. 12 – 217
Salutation, Approbation and Reward for Abraham 217
Isaac Excluded from the Sacrifice 217
Sacrifice was Made before the Birth of Isaac 220
The Only Son Whom You Love So Much 221
Ishmael Shares many Qualities with Abraham 225
Survival of Abrahamic Traditions at Makkah 228
Ch. 13 – 233
LEGACY OF ABRAHAM 233
The covenant with Abraham 235
Abraham was Neither a Jew nor a Christian 237
Abraham was a Muslim & a Follower of Noah 238
Faith & Preachings of Abraham 239
Faith about Resurrection & Retribution 241
Prophet Muhammad as a Follower of Abraham 242
Abraham Was Extremely Truthful 243
Abraham turned away from the polytheists and the wrong-doers 243
Abraham was thankful to God 244
Zakat, Prayers and Doing good 244
Rituals of Worship at Kaaba 244
Ch. 14 – 247
Most of the prayers of Abraham pertain to Makkah 247
Hajj 249
Fasting Feeding the Poor 251
The Sacrifice & Rami 252
Ch. 15 – 257
Sacrifice Of Ishmael 257
A Legacy For Future Generations 257
Allah; the Only Lord God of the Universe 258
The Traditions Of Hospitality 259
The Circumcision 259
The Muslim Faith and Culture 262
Index 267
Bibliography 269