Prophet Ibrahim and The Idol Worship
Prophet Ibrahim and The Idol Worship - During the olden times, people everywhere used to carve stones and make idols for worship. These statues were considered gods, and people bowed and prayed before them. Namrud, the king of Babylonia, was once informed by his astrologers that someone was going to be born who would destroy his kingdom. He Would teach people another religious concept: that of worshipping none but only one God. On hearing that, Namrud gave orders that no woman would conceive, hence no child would be born in his kingdom. If any child was born, it would be killed immediately. The mother of Prophet Ibrahim became pregnant. By the will of Allah, no sign of pregnancy was to be seen. When the time of birth of the child came nearer, she went out of the town and hid in a cave. There, Prophet Ibrahim was born. She then covered the child with a cloth, closed the mouth of the cave with stones, and returned home without a child. She told nobody what had happened. The c...