Who Was the First Person Ibrahim Called to the Religion of Allah?
من كان أول من دعاه إبراهيم إلى دين الله؟
His father was Azar. “And remember when Abraham said to his father, Azar, ‘Do you take idols as gods? It is clear to me that you and your people are entirely misguided'” (Surah Al-An’am 6:74). His father disbelieved in his son’s call to Allah and believed in worshipping idols. He refused to abandon the religion of his fathers and forefathers, and spoke to his son in a harsh, threatening way. “He threatened, ‘How dare you reject my idols, O Abraham! If you do not desist, I will certainly stone you to death. So be gone from me for a long time!'” (Surah Maryam 19:46). “Stone you to death” is meant both symbolically and literally, as in physically throwing stones. “Be gone from me for a long time” means to leave him alone and go away, as if evicting him from his home. “And mention in the Book, O Prophet, the story of Abraham. He was surely a man of truth and a prophet. Remember when he said to his father, ‘O dear father! Why do you worship what can neither hear nor see, nor benefit you at all? O dear father! Do not worship Satan. Surely Satan is ever rebellious against the Most Compassionate. O dear father! I truly fear that you will be touched by a torment from the Most Compassionate, and become Satan’s companion in Hell.’ He threatened, ‘How dare you reject my idols, O Abraham! If you do not desist, I will certainly stone you to death. So be gone from me for a long time!'” (Surah Maryam 19:41-46).
والد إبراهيم عليه السلام آزر. وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ آزَرَ أَتَتَّخِذُ أَصْنَامًا آلِهَةً ۖ إِنِّي أَرَاكَ وَقَوْمَكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ (سورة الأنعام: 74). (ملاحظة: رقم السورة صُحح إلى الأنعام 6، بعد أن ورد في المقابل الإنجليزي للنص الأصلي المنشور برقم 7 خطأ، وهي نفس الآية المذكورة بشكل صحيح في سؤال آخر من هذا القسم برقم الأنعام 6: 74.) وقد كفر بدعوة ابنه وآمن بعبادة الأصنام، وأبى أن يترك دين آبائه وأجداده. قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ آلِهَتِي يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ ۖ وَاهْجُرْنِي مَلِيًّا (سورة مريم: 46). قال له الأب بعبارات في غاية الغلظة والفظاظة والوعيد والتهديد: لأرجمنك، يدخل في ذلك الرجم اللفظي والرجم بالفعل بأن يقذفه بالحجارة. واهجرني مليا: أي اتركني وشأني وابعد عني طويلا، وكأنه طرد له من المكان الذي يعيش فيه الأب.
1. Family First, Not Strangers | الأسرة أولا، لا الغرباء
Ibrahim began his mission with the person closest to him rather than starting with the wider society, a pattern of calling family first before the public seen across several Prophets. This makes his father’s rejection especially painful, coming not from strangers but from the very man who raised him.
بدأ إبراهيم رسالته بأقرب الناس إليه بدلا من البدء بالمجتمع الأوسع، وهو نمط دعوة الأسرة أولا قبل العامة نراه عبر عدة أنبياء. وهذا يجعل رفض أبيه مؤلما بشكل خاص، إذ لم يأتِ من غرباء بل من الرجل ذاته الذي رباه.
2. A Threat That Combined Words and Action | تهديد جمع بين القول والفعل
Azar’s threat to “stone” his son carried both a literal meaning, physical violence, and a verbal one, harsh abusive speech, according to the commentators. Combined with banishing Ibrahim from his home, this response shows a father choosing his idols over his own child entirely.
حمل تهديد آزر بـ”رجم” ابنه معنى حرفيا، العنف الجسدي، ومعنى لفظيا، الكلام القاسي المسيء، بحسب المفسرين. ومقترنا بطرد إبراهيم من بيته، يُظهر هذا الرد أبا اختار أصنامه على ابنه تماما.
3. A Rejection That Did Not End the Relationship | رفض لم ينه العلاقة
Despite this hostile response, Ibrahim’s approach to his father did not end in anger, a restraint covered in full in How Did Ibrahim Deal With His Father’s Rejection? The gentleness of Ibrahim’s earlier appeal, calling him “dear father” three times before any threat was made, stands in sharp contrast to the violence of Azar’s reply.
رغم هذا الرد العدائي، لم ينتهِ أسلوب إبراهيم مع أبيه بالغضب، وهو تعفف تناولناه بالكامل في مقال كيف تعامل إبراهيم مع رفض أبيه له؟ ويقف لطف مناشدة إبراهيم السابقة، مناداته أباه بـ”يا أبتِ” ثلاث مرات قبل أي تهديد، في تباين حاد مع عنف رد آزر.
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
What was the name of Ibrahim’s father?
Azar, named in Surah Al-An’am 6:74.
How did Azar respond to Ibrahim’s call?
He rejected it, remained devoted to idol worship, and threatened to stone Ibrahim if he did not stop.
How did Ibrahim address his father in his call?
Gently, repeatedly calling him “dear father” and reasoning with him before any harsh response came.