Story of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) ~ Part-2 | Prophet Ibrahim (AS) And the Fire
By: Babla Ali
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Prophet Ibrahim (AS) And the Fire

When people realized that it was Prophet Ibrahim (AS) Who had destroyed the idols, they were really angry! They decided to burn him in the biggest fire anyone had seen before!! First they dug a deep hole, to put the firewood. They gathered all the wood they could find and started building a fire!!

The people kept adding the woods for days and days, and the fire grew stronger and stronger. It is said that the fire grew so strong that no one could go near it because of the heat. It was so tall not even the birds could fly above it. Many people heard about this huge fire in Babylon, and the travelled to the city to witness this phenomenon!

Then one day, the people tied the hands and feet of Ibrahim (AS), and placed him on a catapult, so that he could be thrown into the fire. It was then that an angel from heaven appeared before the Prophet Ibrahim (AS), and asked him if he wanted any wish to be granted. The Prophet Ibrahim (AS) could have easily asked the angel to save him from the fire, but he did not.

Ibrahim (AS) said “I only wish for Allah (s.w.t) to be pleased with me”

What followed was a miracle! When the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) landed in the fire, the fire suddenly got cold. It only burned the ropes that tied the Prophet Ibrahim (AS), and no harm came to the Prophet Ibrahim (AS)! The Prophet Ibrahim sat there amidst the fire, as if he was sitting in a garden! He sat there and sang praises of Allah (s.w.t)!

The people couldn’t see what was happening, so they waited for the fire to finish burning. And finally, when the fire went out, the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) walked out of the fire with not a single burn in his body!

The people were shocked to see this!! This was a miracle!

“The God of Ibrahim (AS) must be the true god” some of them said.

But most of them were still angry with the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) for destroying the idols!! They decided to take the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) for a trial to the king’s palace.

The soldiers came and arrested the Prophet, and took him to the palace of King Nimrod. He was taken to the palace, with his hands chained. Nimrod had heard that the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) had shattered the idols he worshiped.

King Nimrod asked the Ibrahim (AS) “Tell me why you smashed the idols we worship”

Replied the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) “They were false idols, they were not God”

Nimrod asked “Then who is the true God?”

The Prophet Ibrahim (AS) politely replied “There is only one true God, Allah (s.w.t), He gives life and death”

The king got angry when he heard the Prophet Ibrahim (AS). He stood up angrily and said, “I can give life and death too.Wait and I’ll show you”

He asked his soldiers to bring two of his slaves to the courtroom. He asked the slaves to kill the first one. The guard, on hearing the order struck the sword and killed one of the slave.

“You see, I can give death” said Nimrod proudly.

“Now kill the other one too” said Nimrod to the guard.

But before the guard could strike the slave with his sword, he asked him to stop.

He then shouted to the guard, “Don’t kill him let him live.”

He then turned to the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and said “I can give life too,you just saw that”

The Prophet Ibrahim (AS) replied “Allah (s.w.t) make the sun rise from the east, can you make the sun rise from the west. Can you do that?”

Nimrod was speechless! He was really angry with the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) for confronting him!

Prophet Ibrahim (AS) called the people to worship Allah (s.w.t) for a long long time. There were nobody willing to listen in Babylon, except for one man and a woman! The woman’s name was Sarah, and later she became his wife. The man’s name was Lut, who would later become a Prophet Ibrahim (AS) as well!

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