Abraham and Ishmael

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inJESUS said:
Every year many thousands of animals are sacrificed for Id-al-Adha. At this special time, Abraham is remembered for his humble submission in being willing to sacrifice his son at the command of Allah.
But is there a deeper meaning to this sacrifice or Muslim just imitate one incident? let’s see what Allah said 😮 Abraham, you have indeed fulfilled the vision. Thus do We reward the doers of good. Surely this is a manifest trial. And We ransomed him with a **great **sacrifice.” (37:100–107)

Why did Allah consider a ram “great”??

Let’s read what is indeed the story:

7 And Isaac spoke unto Abraham his father, and said: ‘My father.’ And he said: ‘Here am I, my son.’ And he said: ‘Behold the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?’ 8 And Abraham said: 'God will provide Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son.’ So they went both of them together. 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said: ‘Abraham, Abraham.’ And he said: ‘Here am I.’ 12 And he said: ‘Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him; for now I know that thou art a God-fearing man, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from Me.’ 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.

Abraham said that God would provide a lamb for sacrifice…but what did He provide? He did not provide a lamb, but a ram .Was Abraham mistaken when he said that God would provide a lamb? No he was inspired to speak the truth but the full meaning his statement remained hidden for the lamb is to come later:
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1: 29
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Nice drash (teaching). I’ll have to look at the Hebrew word used for the sacrifice. My translation just says “sheep”.
 
all in all, Id al Adha is the festival of the sacrifice which commemorates God’s gift of the ram in place of Abraham’s son…why is the ram so great that Allah used the word “great”?? and that Muslims repeat every year?? do they believe in sacrificial atonement for sins?

Valke2, can you translate this please :

And Abraham called the name of that place Adonai-jireh
thx 🙂
 
inJESUS said:
all in all, Id al Adha is the festival of the sacrifice which commemorates God’s gift of the ram in place of Abraham’s son…why is the ram so great that Allah used the word “great”?? and that Muslims repeat every year?? do they believe in sacrificial atonement for sins?

Valke2, can you translate this please :

And Abraham called the name of that place Adonai-jireh
thx 🙂
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Bascially, The Lord sees. I’ve read that some rabbis believe this is the origion of the name for Jerusalem.
 
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