Chief of the Prophets — Page 19
Chapter Two 19 When Abraham as turned to go back, leaving behind his beloved wife and innocent child, Hagar as followed him, and after a little while called him from behind, 'O Abraham as ! To whom are you leaving us?' He replied, '(I am leaving you) to Allah's (Care). ' She said, 'I am satisfied to be with Allah. 1 Hagar as , having full trust in God, turned back to the place where Abraham as had left her. According to the traditions, when Abraham as was leaving his dear wife and innocent child alone in the valley, after going a little way, he looked back and prayed in the following words recorded in the Qur’ān: (Ibrāhīm 14:38) Our Lord, I have settled some of my children in an uncultivable valley near Thy Sacred House—our Lord—that they may observe Prayer. So make men’s hearts incline towards them and provide them with fruits, that they may be thankful. Now observe the situation of Hagar as. We find from both the Ḥadīth 2 and history, that when Hagar as ran out of provisions and the infant child became thirsty, she ran around desperately in search of water but failed to find any. The condition of the child was deteriorating moment by moment. Hagar as would helplessly look at her beloved and innocent child. Finally, when the child’s condition grew critical, Hagar as started crying out of desperation looking towards the sky. 1 Bukhārī (Book of Prohets) and Tārīkhul-Khamīs 2 Sayings of Muḥammad sa of Islam. [Publisher]