Ibrahim عليه السلام Asking For A Miracle
Belief is based on inference and that is according to God’s scheme at work in this universe. Without this intricacy, a test would not be possible. Direct experience is more satisfactory to humans, even though it’s not necessarily any better. We may experience water in a desert, but it might turn out to be just a mirage. Similarly, we look at stars above us every night, however, many of them don’t even exist anymore. Still, it’s in our nature to gain more satisfaction from empirical evidence. For a prophet, who is being given a huge responsibility, it should be no surprise if he asks for a direct experience, even after he has fully believed. And it should be no surprise God granting him his wish because he’s a chosen person whom God has already tested (Quran verse 2:124).