Prophet Abraham Enjoined To His Sons

 

Testament by Abraham (L-157)

إِذ قالَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ أَسلِم ۖ قالَ أَسلَمتُ لِرَبِّ العالَمينَ131.  وَوَصّىٰ بِها إِبراهيمُ بَنيهِ وَيَعقوبُ يا بَنِيَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصطَفىٰ لَكُمُ الدّينَ فَلا تَموتُنَّ إِلّا وَأَنتُم مُسلِمونَ132.

131.  ‘Iz qaala  lahuu Rabbu-huuu ‘aslim, qaala ‘aslamtu li-Rabbil- ‘Aalamiin. 132.  Wa wassaa bihaaa  ‘Ibraahiimu  baniihi wa Ya’-quub. Yaa-baniyya  ‘innAllaahas-tafaa  lakumud-Diina falaa tamuu-tunna  ‘illaa wa  ‘antum-Muslimuun.

131.  When his Lord said to him, “Submit!” He said, “I have submitted to the Lord of the Worlds.” 132.  And Abraham exhorted his sons, and Jacob, “O my sons, God has chosen this religion for you, so do not die unless you have submitted.”

 Ya’-quub – (Prophet Jacob (Peace be upon him), he was grandson of Prophet Abraham and son of Prophet Isaac (Peace be upon them). His surname was Israel. So his (Peace be upon him) Children were named as the Children of Israel.

‘As-tafaa – (has chosen), ‘astafa means to choose, to purify from the adulteration. The word Mus-tafaa has also come out from it, which means ‘chosen, respectable and selected’ (Messenger Muhammad – grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him).

The entire people of the Scripture and the Idolaters of Makkah used to claim that they embrace the religion of their Ancestors. They shall keep it up forever. And they shall never embrace any fresh religion. Holy Qur’an describesto those people by mentioning about Prophet Abraham (Peace be upon him) that the Ancestors, in whom you believe and of which the religion you claim to follow, they have instructed already to their followers/genealogy that they should follow the religion, to which they were following themselves, that is the religion of the Oneness of God and Islamic nation. So if you believe in them as your religious leaders and Spiritual Guides, then you must know that their real religion was the religion unto which; Holy Qur’an has been inviting you. Now you should believe in it. Prophet Abraham and Prophet Jacob (Peace be upon them) have advised to their children that they should die obeying God. Time of the death is uncertain. That’s why; it aims, “Remain Muslims always and provide place to the Faith in your hearts every time”. https://youtu.be/seBZJkJAKuA