Yusuf: Assalamu Alaikum.
Ok, Mashallah.
That's very good.
The stories of the prophet are important for all Muslims.
Insallah, today we will learn about the story of Prophet Ismail(pbuh).
Are you ready for that?
Ok, let start.
Bismillah.
Yusuf: Today I will tell you about the story of prophet Ismail (pbuh)’s in a shorter
version.
If you want to know the details, please see our prophet Ibrahim (pbuh) story.
Ibrahim (as) had been married to Sarah for a while but they did not have any children.
So she requested prophet Ibrahim (as) to marry, her very religious housemaid, Hajar (pbuh).
After their marriage they had a beautiful baby boy and they named him Ismael.
As Allah(T)’s plan, one day, Ibrahim (pbuh) woke up and asked his wife Hajar (pbuh) to
get their cute baby son, Ismail (pbuh) and prepare themselves for a long journey.
After a long, long walk, Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh) dropped them between As-Safa and Al Marwa
Mountain and left them alone.
That desert valley did not had any water or food.
After their water was finished, both Hajar and Ismail (pbut) became very thirsty.
Hajar (pbuh) was running between As-Safa and Al Marwa Mountain seven times to look for
water.
Finally Allah (T) sent an angel to discover the great Zamzam well to fulfill their water
needs.
And send some Arab travelers so they were not alone in that valley.
Pretty soon the valley became alive with many families and Allah's blessings.
When Ismail (pbuh) became a boy, Allah (T) ordered prophet Ibrahim (pbuh) in his dream
to sacrifice his beloved only son.
That was the biggest test on their faith for Allah (T).
But they both passed the test successfully.
Allah (T) was happy for their sacrifice and strong faith.
Ismail (pbuh) grew up and spread Islam just like his father far and wide.
His first wife was not very grateful with Allah (T), so with his father advised him
to divorce her and married a very religious women.
When Allah (T) was very happy with Prophet Ismail and his father Prophet Ibrahim (pbut),
he ordered them to build the Ka'ba, the house of Allah and to keep one special black stone
on the eastern corner of the Kaaba.
Prophet Ismail was in charge to take care of Kaaba and teach others about the Hajj.
He was very patient, good and righteous.
Animal: I want to hear a story about how he always kept his promises.
Animal2: Yes me too.
He always kept his promises.
One day he promised one person to meet him at the evening time at a particular place.
As his promise he went there but that particular person did not come.
But prophet Ismail (pbuh) did not left the place.
When that person came at night and saw the prophet was waiting for him, he was shocked
and surprised.
Animal: Wow, he was a very good promise keeper.
Animal: From today I will keep my promises too, insallah.
Yusuf: Masallah, That's great.
He used to command his family and the people to pray their prayers to Allah (T) and give
charity.
Prophet Ismail (pbuh) had many sons and daughters who migrated to several parts of the Arabian
peninsula and they spread the teachings of Ibrahim (pbuh) wherever they settled.
He often used to go to Palestine to visit his father’s grave and see his brother Prophet
Ishaq (pbuh).
Some scholar say, the same year of his death, one of his daughter and one of Prophet Ishaq’s
son got married.
He lived all of his life in Mekkah and passed away and he was buried in the Mekkah next
to his mother Hagar (pbuh).
At that time his age was 136 years old.
This is the end of our story for today, Inshallah, next time we will enjoy another beautiful
story of
the prophets.