I hope everyone had a happy and wonderful Eid. I was thinking about the significance of yesterday's holiday, and started to write down some thoughts, which became a very short essay on Abraham's life (peace be upon him), his actions, and how they have resonated over time. I hope you find it of benefit:
Time and again, Abraham is asked to sacrifice like no normal person is, or could be. He is asked to abandon, or take the life of his child, and God in each case intervenes. God saves. God guides. The greatest destiny unfolds in that tiny, stunning, unbelievable gesture of faith in God against all common sense. Or, as Allama Iqbal put it, discussing Abraham elsewhere...
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Time and again, Abraham is asked to sacrifice like no normal person is, or could be. He is asked to abandon, or take the life of his child, and God in each case intervenes. God saves. God guides. The greatest destiny unfolds in that tiny, stunning, unbelievable gesture of faith in God against all common sense. Or, as Allama Iqbal put it, discussing Abraham elsewhere...
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