Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 2
•oUR BELoVED MASTER• 2 God desired to test the child’s father, Hadrat Ibr a h i m as , by means of a difficult trial. Allah said: “Ibr a h i m as ! Take the child and his mother to the bleak and barren desert of Arabia and leave them there. ” The child had been born after great longing and prayer in a late age. Abandoning him in such a desolate place would surely mean his painful death. The child’s mother’s name was Hadrat H a jirah as [Hagar], a daughter of the King of Egypt. She had been brought up in a palace surrounded by riches. To abandon her in the isolated wilderness would be to condemn her to death within days. Although Hadrat Ibr a h i m as considered these dangers, his heart and devotion to God were stronger than his love for his wife and son. Taking a small leather bag of water and some dates with him, Hadrat Ibr a h i m as left his home to fulfil the command of God. Princess H a jirah as followed with her innocent child clasped to her bosom. When this small group arrived in the desolate valley where the city of Makkah is situated today, Hadrat