Tag
ishmael
Articles on Ishmael, Abraham’s firstborn: in Genesis, in the Qur’an, at Makkah and in prophecy. Read them here.
7 articles carry this tag.
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Deuteronomy 18:18: the prophet like Moses
Deuteronomy 18:18 promises a prophet like Moses from among Israel’s brethren. How Christians and Muslims read it, and why Muslims see in…
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The Kaaba: who built it, and its history
Who built the Kaaba? The Qur’an’s account of Abraham and Ishmael, and the history of the House from the Quraysh to the…
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Ishmael in the Abrahamic traditions
Abraham’s firstborn son in Genesis and the Qur’an: the promise to Ishmael, the Kaaba, and why most Muslim scholars hold that he…
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What language did Abraham speak?
Akkadian, Aramaic, Hebrew or Arabic? The world of Abraham, the Jewish and Muslim traditions about his language, and the Qur’anic principle that…
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The stations of the Hajj: Minā, ʿArafāt and Muzdalifah
From Makkah to Minā, ʿArafāt and Muzdalifah and back: the stations of the Hajj, day by day, and the call to Abraham…
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The Abrahamic family tree and what the traditions share
Who descends from whom, and what the traditions hold in common: the family of Abraham and the beliefs Judaism, Christianity and Islam…
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Kedar, the Arabs and the prophets
Kedar in the Hebrew Bible, the Arab tribes of the north, and the figure the oracles point to.