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'''Ibrahim''' (Arabic: {{ia|إبراهيم}}), or '''Abraham''', known as Ibrahim al-Khalil, is the second of [[Ulu l-'Azm prophets]]. Abraham was selected as a prophet in Transoxiana, and invited [[Nimrod]], the ruler of his time, and people of the region to [[monotheism]]. A few accepted his call, and since he was disappointed of their [[faith]], he immigrated to [[Palestine]].

According to [[Quran]]ic [[verse]]s, Abraham’s people worshiped idols, and when Abraham broke their idols, they threw him into fire, but the fire became cool at the command of [[God]], and Abraham emerged safe and sound from the fire.

[[Ishmael]] and [[Isaac]] were Abraham’s two sons and his successors. The lineage of the [[Children of Israel]], from whom many prophets emerged, as well as [[Mary (a)]], the mother of [[Jesus (a)]], goes back to Abraham through Isaac. The lineage of the [[Prophet of Islam]] goes back to Ishmael, the other son of Abraham.

The Qur'an attributes the construction of the [[Ka'ba]] and the call of people to [[hajj]] rituals to Abraham, referring to him as “Khalil Allah” (Friend of God). According to Quranic verses, when he was tested with difficulties, such as slaughtering his son at the command of God, Abraham reached the position of [[Imamate]], in addition to that of [[prophethood]].