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Nimrod who had spread idol-worshiping in his kingdom, fought Abraham's (a) invitation to [[monotheism]]. There were golden and precious idols in the kingdom of Nimrod. In addition to believing in idols, he claimed the ownership of the earth and Lordship. Through different approaches, Prophet Abraham (a) invited people to monotheism and worshiping One [[God]].

After the Prophet Abraham (a) broke the idols away from people's eyes, they took him to Nimrod. Abraham (a) debated with Nimrod to prove One God and to reject Nimrod's claim of Lordship. This debate was made in the presence of people. The debate between the Prophet Abraham (a) and Nimrod is mentioned in [[Qur'an 2]].<ref>Qurʾān, 2:258.</ref> In this debate, Abraham (a) said, "my God brings death and gives life." Nimrod said, "I too give life and bring death." To prove his claim, Nimrod summoned two prisoners and ordered to kill one of them and free the other. Then, the Prophet Abraham (a) said, "my God brings the sun from the east; now, you bring it from the west." Nimrod failed to answer this request of Abraham (a). The [[Qur'an]] used the expression "the faithless one was dumbfounded" to show Nimrod's reaction.