Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 13
4 SacRiFICE of A Son When Hadrat Ism a‘i l as had grown up having been raised in the open air of the valley of Makkah, Allah willed to test his sacred father yet again. This test was even more difficult than the preceding one. God commanded Hadrat Ibr a h i m as in a dream, “Go and slaughter your son with a knife!” Has such a thing ever occurred in the world? Has the heaven ever witnessed such a sight, that an aging father was ready to cut his young son’s throat with his own hands? Even the thought of such an occurrence is enough to shake one to the core. Hadrat Ibr a h i m as was a true devotee of God. Immediately upon seeing this dream, he started on his journey taking a knife with him.