ISAAC (ISHAQ) THE PROPHET

ISAAC (ISHAQ) THE PROPHET

One day three (3) guests came to Abraham and greeted him politely. Prophet Abraham went
quickly to his cattle and brought back a fat ram. He slaughtered the ram and made a good meal
(roasted calf) for his guests. Now, a wonderful thing happened. Prophet Abraham saw that his
guests did not eat the food. When the guests understood that Prophet Abraham became worried, they said to him: “Abraham, don’t worry. We are God’s angels to the land of Sodom. He has sent us to punish the people of Sodom.” (11:69-76) Prophet Abraham felt tranquility. However, he thought about the fate of the people of Sodom. So be disputed with the angels, saying: “Lut is in the land of Sodom.” The angels explained: “We know the people of Sodom. God has ordered us to destroy this village and its people, except Lut and his daughters.” The people of Sodom were unbelievers and behaved badly. They attacked travelers and they hurt their Prophet Lut.
Prophet Abraham asked himself. “Why have the angels come here, instead off going directly to
Sodom?” The angels gave good news to Prophet Abraham. They said to him: “Your old wife, Sarah, will bear you a son.” Sarah heard the good news of the angels, so she wondered at that and said: “Shall I bear a son when I am such an old woman and when my husband is such an old man? Most surely this is a wonderful islamicoccasions.com Presents Men of God ~ 35
thing.” The angel said: “Do you wonder at God’s order? The mercy of God and His blessings are on you, O people of the house. Surely He is Praised, Glorious.”
Sarah and Prophet Abraham rejoiced at the good news of the angels. However, Prophet Abraham was sad for the people of Lut. He wanted to turn away God’s wrath from them, but the angels told him that God’s wrath would befall on them. The angels left the house of Prophet Abraham and went away to carry out their task in the land of Sodom. After some time God rewarded Sarah for her patience and though she was very old, she gave birth to a son, Isaac (Ishaq). He was five (5) years younger than his elder brother Ishmael. Prophet Abraham was one hundred (100) years old and Sarah ninety (90) years at the birth of their son Isaac.
Sarah died at the age of one hundred twenty seven (127) years. Prophet Isaac at the age of forty (40) years got married to Rebecca, the daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor (brother of Prophet Abraham). By this wife Isaac had twins both sons. They were Esau (Al Eis)
and Jacob / Isreal (Yaqub). He lived on this earth for one hundred and eighty (180) years.