Ibrahim (Abraham)

• What type of culture was Ibrahim raised in?

  A polytheistic culture. He rejected these beliefs for monotheism and became a Muslim
• Ibrahim is a Hanif. What is a hanif?

  Someone who has inner knowledge that there is really only one true God
• Who are Ibrahims sons?

  Ishma’il (prophet to Arabs) and Ishaq (prophet to Jews)
• Ibrahim is considered to be one of the of the greatest prophets
• “Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian. But he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim. And he was not of the polytheists.”