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Why Was Abraham Willing To Sacrifice His Son?
Why did Abraham want to sacrifice his son? Did he believe that by doing this would earn God’s pleasure, and disobedience would bring punishment? Does this imply that Muslims are willing to do anything — even slaughter their own child — for paradise or divine approval? Could it mean that if good deeds led to hell and evil deeds led to paradise, Muslims would choose accordingly? Also Allah didn’t tell that what he did was wrong and should’ve corrected him. Instead he seems happy from abraham apparently. This raises serious ethical and theological questions.
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Why Was Abraham Willing To Sacrifice His Son?
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Please refer to the following video
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This video didn’t addressed my question. My question is Why was Abraham willing to sacrifice his son? And why was Allah happy with Abraham?
And why didn’t Allah corrected Abraham that what he did was wrong?
Was seeking the pleasure of God more imp to Abraham than being virtuous and standing up for his son?
If wrong things lead to heaven? what are we suppose to do
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God demands complete submission from His people. His commands are to be obeyed without hesitation. God tests His people to judge if they are truly submissive to God. Abraham was tested that way; others are tested in other ways. For example, God demanded the Muslims to fight in His way to raise His word and and they did.
The ethical standards do not apply to God here. God has the power to give death to anyone, and He does. He makes people die. So if He demanded Abraham to end his son’s life, he was ready to comply. We know that God has the power to compensate this sacrifice with manifold rewards. Therefore, when it comes to God, it is different.
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Why would God reward someone who is ready to slaughter his son for the sake of heaven or for the sake of making someone happy who don’t need happiness rather than rewarding someone who would stand up for his son? Which one is more virtuous.
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What do you think of the people who send their sons in armed forces who give their lives, for example, to keep hold of a mountain or a piece of land? Why should people praise them for doing an act which is labelled as an act of honour and call them shaheed?
To comply the command of an authority is superior than anything elses. Abraham took it as God’s command and God’s command is superior to him. This is called total submission. It is not only Abraham but numerous other people too, who sacrificed thieves and their sons for God’s sake.
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Soldiers sacrifice their lives for the safety of their people. That’s the primary purpose. They may expect a reward from God but not necessarily as many Atheist do go to war too. It’s not the same as Abraham and ismael. Ismael getting slaughter would only please God who don’t need happiness. If a new religion is introduced today with a new philosophy that everyone or those who have children has to slaughter one of their children to prove their total submission, the whole world including us would call it barbaric.
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The example of soldiers sacrificing their life for a piece of land is to show that complains to an authority is a value considered sacred or honoured.
God demands total submission. When He asked to give life for His religion in Jihad, it doesn’t benefit anyone in worldly sene, keep it in mind that Jihad is not always to protect people but to raise the word of God. This is nothing different from sacrificing one’s son at the command of God. This is called submission.
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