Publisher's Synopsis
Abraham compares the Biblical patriarch of Judaeo-Christian writings with the more idealized image of him found in the Quran and the Quranic Commentary of Surabadi. This volume in The Bible: An Islamic Perspective series brings this difference into focus. The Islamic Abraham is a noble, unrelenting monotheist, a Muslim in the universal sense. Unlike the Biblical Abraham, he does not temporize nor does he compromise his honor. Abraham's relations with Sarah and Hagar are reviewed, as is the identity of the sacrifice: Isaac or Ishmael? We also look at infanticide in Canaan. Other topics include: Terah or Azar, the location of Ur, Abraham and the Idols, Abraham and the Fire, and the Station of Abraham. As it is part of the Abrahamic cycle, the story of Lot and the destruction of the Cities of the Plain is examined.
Abraham's story is preceded by two patriarchal stories drawn from the Quran and Islamic tradition with possible Biblical connections: the Destruction of the People of Hud and S
