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Originally Posted by fayax
Since no one dared to reply for over a day, I will go ahead and tell you then.
Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S) did NOT worship the stars and the moon etc. According to most scholars he was pretending to do so because he wanted to teach the worshipers of the stars and the moons and the sun a lesson.
How do we know this?
Firstly, you know that Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.) has a slightly sarcastic way of Dawah. A way that would make the mushrikeen think? When he broke the idols at his own village - he said "ask the big one." ( ask the big idol who broke the other idols) If you dont know that story please look it up. This question to the villagers was to make them think that the idols cant speak or for that matter do anything. Hazrat Ibrahim by no means was actually expecting an answer.
Secondly,
"PROPHETS" are not ramdom people chosen later in their life. Prophethood is decided much before the birth of the prophet and those that are going to be prophets never commit the sin of SHIRK. That is a condition of each and every prophet.
Having said that, DUA_G and Diwana please rethink your ideas of what a prophet is.
My recommendation: Please listen and learn from scholars first - before you start your own interpretation of Quran and accuse prophets of doing shirk based on an ayat that you dont understand.
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The thread has gone to Ibrahim AS from Dawat-o-Tabligh! :-)
I think you got me all wrong. My post said " Was he talking about this?"
There is no agreement or disagreement from my side there.
Secondly, your theory is also not very true either.
In the zeal of love we say the prophets are chosen before birth and they cannot do certain things including questioning their reason to be in the world or who is their God.
Prophets were not actually required to be prophet at young age.
Please remember,
there is no sin in inquiring and searching the truth.
The story of Ibrahim AS is based on his young age and natural growth of inquisitive mind with a good conclusion.
What's so wrong in believing in it?
So tell me, what was the religion of our prophet (PBUH) before he had first revelation at age 40 and who did he worship?