Our Beloved Master - His Early Life — Page 15
•oUR BELoVED MASTER• 15 Immediately the doors of heaven opened wide and God’s voice was heard saying, “Ibr a h i m! Our purpose was not the sacrifice of your son, I only wanted to test your love and loyalty in this manner. You have fulfilled your dream and have passed this trial. Go! From today, I have made you the Patriarch of nations! You were ready to sacrifice your son for My pleasure. In return for this, I shall grant you such an abundance of progeny that the grains of sand and the stars in the sky may well be counted, but your progeny will be immeasurable. This is how I reward those who are obedient to Me. ” Hearing this message of his God, Hadrat Ibr a h i m as got up from his position near his son’s chest and sacrificed a lamb as a mark of gratitude. The commandment of sacrifice on the occasion of ‘I dul-A dha has been given to keep the memory of this incident fresh in people’s minds.