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According to [[Islam|Islamic]] [[Scripture|scriptures]], '''Ibrāhīm''' (إبراهيم‎, Abraham) was a patriarch of both the Jews and the Arabs, and an ancient prophet described as being both a "Muslim" (lit. one who submits) and of a "pure" [[monotheism]] (also known as a ''[[w:Hanif|Hanif]]'').<ref>{{Quran|3|67}}</ref> The Qur'an further describes Islam as being "the religion of Abraham", or ''millat Ibrahim'', at least seven times.<ref>{{Quran|2|130}}, {{Quran|2|135}}, {{Quran|3|95}}, {{Quran|4|125}}, {{Quran|6|161}}, {{Quran|12|38}}, {{Quran|16|123}}, {{Quran|22|78}}</ref> Unlike Islam, neither Judaism nor Christianity teach that Abraham was a prophet.
According to [[Islam|Islamic]] [[Scripture|scriptures]], '''Ibrāhīm''' (إبراهيم‎, Abraham) was a patriarch of both the Jews and the Arabs, and an ancient prophet described as being both a "Muslim" (lit. one who submits) and of a "pure" [[monotheism]] (also known as a ''[[w:Hanif|Hanif]]'').<ref>{{Quran|3|67}}</ref> The Qur'an further describes Islam as being "the religion of Abraham", or ''millat Ibrahim'', at least seven times.<ref>{{Quran|2|130}}, {{Quran|2|135}}, {{Quran|3|95}}, {{Quran|4|125}}, {{Quran|6|161}}, {{Quran|12|38}}, {{Quran|16|123}}, {{Quran|22|78}}</ref> Unlike Islam, neither Judaism nor Christianity teach that Abraham was a prophet.


Although it is not specified in the [[Qur'an]] or [[Hadith]], most Islamic scholars believe it was Ibrahim's son [[Isma'il|Ishmael]] who he attempted to sacrifice to [[Allah]]. {{Quran-range|2|125|127}} places the two of them in Arabia where they rebuilt the [[Kaaba|Ka'aba]].  
== Ritual significance in Islam ==
Although it is not specified in the [[Qur'an]] or [[Hadith]], most Islamic scholars believe it was Ibrahim's son [[Isma'il|Ishmael]] who he attempted to sacrifice to [[Allah]]. {{Quran-range|2|125|127}} places the two of them in Arabia where they rebuilt the [[Kaaba|Ka'aba]].


Both the [[Hajj]] ritual, one of Islam's [[Five Pillars]], and the [[Eid al-Adha]] festival are described by Islamic scriptures as commemorating events from Ibrahim's life.
Both the [[Hajj]] ritual, one of Islam's [[Five Pillars]], and the [[Eid al-Adha]] festival are described by Islamic scriptures as commemorating events from Ibrahim's life.
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