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Ishmael

Firstborn son of Abraham by Hagar. In the Bible, sent away with his mother but promised a great nation. In Islam, he is the son of the binding (not Isaac) and, with Abraham, rebuilds the Kaaba.

◆ Key passages

Al-Baqarah 2:127

Related parallels

Ishmael as a comparative study.

The Binding — Abraham's Sacrifice
A father is commanded to sacrifice his own son as a test of faith; at the last moment a substitute is provided. Central to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic identity, though the identity of the son differs between the Bible and the Qur'an.

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