His father threatened to stone him and told him to go away. Ibrahim disagreed with him on the biggest question there is, and still every sentence began with "O my father". He never raised his voice, and he left with: "Peace be upon you. I will ask my Lord to forgive you."
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Ibrahim disagreed with his father about everything, and still began every sentence with "O my father".
His father was commanded to do the hardest thing a father can do. Isma'il did not make it harder. He made it easier: "My father, do what you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, among the patient." Being good to your parents includes helping them obey Allah.
His whole storyAllah praised Yahya as "dutiful to his parents, and he was not arrogant or disobedient." His elderly parents had waited their whole lives for him, and he was good to them.
His whole storyAmong the very first things Isa said about himself, as a baby in the cradle, was: "He has made me dutiful to my mother, and has not made me arrogant or wretched." Before the miracles, before the message: kindness to his mother.
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