Abraham Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Islam=== {{main|Abraham in Islam}} [[File:Folios of a prophetic and heroic genealogy including an illustration of Abraham, from a manuscript of a Turkish translation of the 13th century cosmological text.jpg|thumb|Folios of a prophetic and heroic genealogy including an illustration of Abraham, from a manuscript of a Turkish translation of the 13th century cosmological text]] Islam regards Ibrahim (Abraham) as a link in the chain of prophets that begins with Adam and culminates in [[Muhammad]] via Ismail (Ishmael).{{sfn|Levenson|2012|p=8}} ''Ibrāhīm'' is mentioned in 35 [[chapters of the Quran]], more often than any other biblical personage apart from [[Moses in Islam|Moses]].{{sfn|Peters|2003|p=9}} He is called both a ''hanif'' ([[monotheist]]) and ''muslim'' (one who submits),{{sfn|Levenson|2012|p=200}} and Muslims regard him as a [[prophet]] and [[patriarch]], the archetype of the perfect [[Muslim]], and the revered reformer of the [[Kaaba]] in [[Mecca]].{{sfn|Lings|2004|p=}} Islamic traditions consider Ibrāhīm the first Pioneer of Islam (which is also called ''millat Ibrahim'', the "religion of Abraham"), and that his purpose and mission throughout his life was to proclaim the [[Tawhid|Oneness of God]]. In Islam, Abraham holds an exalted position among the major prophets and he is referred to as "Ibrahim Khalilullah", meaning "Abraham the Friend of [[God in Islam|God]]". Besides [[Islamic view of Isaac|Ishaq]] and [[Yaqub]], Ibrahim is among the most honorable and the most excellent men in sight of God.<ref>[[Quran 38:45–47]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.quranacademy.org/quran/38:45-47|title=Surah 38 Sad (The letter Saad). Read and listen Quran · Quran Academy|website=en.quranacademy.org}}</ref>{{sfn|Maulana|2006|p=104}} Ibrahim was also mentioned in Quran as "Father of Muslims" and the role model for the community.<ref>[[Q22:78]] & [[Q60:4–6]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.quranacademy.org/quran/22:78|title=Surah 22 Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage). Read and listen Quran · Quran Academy|website=en.quranacademy.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.quranacademy.org/quran/60:4-6|title=Surah 60 Al-Mumtahanah (She that is to be examined). Read and listen Quran · Quran Academy|website=en.quranacademy.org}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page