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Some days later, Nimrod was passing by the fire which was still ablaze. He astonishingly found Abraham (a) sitting in the middle of fire. To become sure about the condition of Abraham (a), he ordered to build a tower so that he could see inside the fire. After Nimrod became sure that Abraham (a) was not harmed, asked "your God is Great Who protected you from the fire. Can you come out of the fire?" Abraham (a) said, "yes." Nimrod asked again, "Does the fire harm you if you stay there?" Abraham (a) said, "no." After Nimrod asked Abraham (a) to go out of the fire, he (a) went out of the fire while it was ablaze.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 182.</ref> | Some days later, Nimrod was passing by the fire which was still ablaze. He astonishingly found Abraham (a) sitting in the middle of fire. To become sure about the condition of Abraham (a), he ordered to build a tower so that he could see inside the fire. After Nimrod became sure that Abraham (a) was not harmed, asked "your God is Great Who protected you from the fire. Can you come out of the fire?" Abraham (a) said, "yes." Nimrod asked again, "Does the fire harm you if you stay there?" Abraham (a) said, "no." After Nimrod asked Abraham (a) to go out of the fire, he (a) went out of the fire while it was ablaze.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 182.</ref> | ||
== Freeing Abraham (a) and Making Sacrifice for God == | === Freeing Abraham (a) and Making Sacrifice for God === | ||
When Nimrod saw the [[miracle]] of turning the fire cold by [[God]], released [[Abraham (a)]] and decided to [[sacrifice]] four thousand cows for God. Prophet Abraham (a) told him that his sacrifice would be unacceptable without believing in One God and abandoning his claim of Lordship. But, Nimrod made sacrifice without accepting [[monotheism]].<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 173.</ref> | When Nimrod saw the [[miracle]] of turning the fire cold by [[God]], released [[Abraham (a)]] and decided to [[sacrifice]] four thousand cows for God. Prophet Abraham (a) told him that his sacrifice would be unacceptable without believing in One God and abandoning his claim of Lordship. But, Nimrod made sacrifice without accepting [[monotheism]].<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 1, p. 173.</ref> | ||