a few days ago i wrote why i love skygazing that much. today i want to share this story of a boy son of an idol sculptor searching for his God.
this boy name was Ibrahim. He was born in a
house of idolaters, in the kingdom of Babylon. His father Aazar was a well known idol
sculptor that his people worshipped. As a young child, Ibrahim used to watch his father
sculpting these idols from stones or wood. When his father was done with them, Ibrahim
would use them as toys, riding on their backs, and kicking them at times. Then after a
while, he would see these same statues in the temple, and people prostrating in front of
them! Ibrahim asked his father: "Why do you take these toys to the temple?" His
father said: "They are statues that represent our gods. We worship them, we ask
favors from them, and we offer them presents." Ibrahim's mind rejected this idea, and
he felt a repulsion towards the idols. Nice thinking boy!
Then time went by, Ibrahim still could not believe that his people were worshipping
the statues. He laughed whenever he saw them entering the temple, lowering their heads,
silently offering the statues the best of their food, crying and asking forgiveness from
them. He started feeling angry towards his people, who could not realize that these are
only stones that could neither benefit nor harm them. They could not be gods, they have no
power. God is Greater than what his people were worshipping, Most Powerful, Most
Magnificent. One could not find Him sitting on a table in a temple!
One night, Ibrahim went up to the mountain, leaned against
a rock, and looked up to the sky. He saw a shining star, and told his people: "Could
this be my Lord?" But when it set he said: "I don't like those that set."
The star has disappeared, it could not be God. God is always present. Then he saw the moon
rising in splendor and told them: "Could this be my Lord?" But it also set. At
daybreak, he saw the sun rising and said: "Could this be my Lord, this is
bigger?" But when the sun set he said: "
The sun has disappeared, it could not be God. God is always present."
"O my people I am free from all that you
join as partners with Allah! I have turned my face towards Him Who created the heavens and
the earth, and never shall I give partners to Allah." Our Lord is the Creator of the
heavens and the earth and everything. He has the power to make the stars rise and set.
Ibrahim then heard Allah calling him: "O Ibrahim!" Ibrahim said trembling:
"Here I am O my Lord!" "Submit to Me! Be a Muslim!" Ibrahim fell on
the ground, prostrating and crying, he said: "I submit to the Lord of the
universe!" Ibrahim kept prostrating until night came again. He got up and went back
to his home, in t peace, full of conviction that Allah has guided him to the Truth.
i copied the article from here. anyway, my point is that, if we think, do ponder on the All Mighty creation, we would know that our Creator are the Greatest, the Best of everything. He is incomparable to anything.
Surah Ibrahim (14:32)
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suke yg ni!!! <3
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