وَذَاتَAnd oneلَيْلَةٍnight
And one night,
رَأَىsawإِبْرَاهِيمُAbrahamفِيinالْمَنَامِthe dream
Abraham saw in a dream
أَنَّهُthat heيَذْبَحُis slaughteringإِسْمَاعِيلَIshmael.
that he was slaughtering Ishmael.
وَكَانَAnd wasإِبْرَاهِيمُAbrahamنَبِيًّاa prophetصَادِقًاtruthful
And Abraham was a truthful prophet,
وَكَانَand wasمَنَامُهُhis dreamمَنَامًاa dreamصَادِقًاtruthful
and his dream was a true dream,
وَكَانَand wasإِبْرَاهِيمُAbrahamخَلِيلَthe close friendاللَّهِof God
and Abraham was the close friend of God,
فَأَرَادَso he wantedأَنْtoيَفْعَلَdoمَاwhatأَمَرَهُcommanded himاللَّهُGodفِيinالْمَنَامِthe dream
so he wanted to do what God had commanded him in the dream.
وَقَالَAnd saidإِبْرَاهِيمُAbrahamلِإِسْمَاعِيلَto Ishmael
And Abraham said to Ishmael:
إِنِّيIndeed Iأَرَىseeفِيinالْمَنَامِthe dreamأَنِّيthat Iأَذْبَحُكَam slaughtering you
“Indeed, I see in the dream that I am slaughtering you,
فَانْظُرْso lookمَاذَاwhatتَرَىyou see
so consider what you think.”
قَالَHe saidيَاOأَبَتِmy father
He said, “O my father,
افْعَلْdoمَاwhatتُؤْمَرُyou are commanded
do what you are commanded.
سَتَجِدُنِيYou will find meإِنْifشَاءَwillsاللَّهُGodمِنَamongالصَّابِرِينَthe patient ones
You will find me, if God wills, among the patient ones.”
وَأَخَذَAnd tookإِبْرَاهِيمُAbrahamإِسْمَاعِيلَIshmaelمَعَهُwith him
And Abraham took Ishmael with him,
وَأَخَذَand tookسِكِّينًاa knife
and took a knife.
وَلَمَّاAnd whenبَلَغَreachedإِبْرَاهِيمُAbrahamمِنًىMina
And when Abraham reached Mina,
أَرَادَhe wantedأَنْtoيَذْبَحَslaughterإِسْمَاعِيلَIshmael
he intended to slaughter Ishmael.
وَاضْطَجَعَAnd lay downإِسْمَاعِيلُIshmaelعَلَىonالْأَرْضِthe ground
And Ishmael lay down on the ground.
وَأَرَادَAnd wantedإِبْرَاهِيمُAbrahamأَنْtoيَذْبَحَslaughter
And Abraham wanted to slaughter,
فَوَضَعَso he placedالسِّكِّينَthe knifeعَلَىonحُلْقُومِthe throatإِسْمَاعِيلَof Ishmael
so he placed the knife on the throat of Ishmael.
وَلَكِنَّButاللَّهَGodيُحِبُّwishedأَنْtoيَرَىsee
But God wanted to see
هَلْwhetherيَفْعَلُwould doخَلِيلُهُHis close friendمَاwhatيَأْمُرُهُHe commands him
whether His close friend would do what He commanded him,
وَهَلْand whetherيُحِبُّhe lovedاللَّهَGodأَكْثَرَmoreأَوْorيُحِبُّhe lovedابْنَهُhis sonأَكْثَرَmore
and whether he loved God more or loved his son more.
وَنَجَحَAnd succeededإِبْرَاهِيمُAbrahamفِيinالِامْتِحَانِthe test
And Abraham succeeded in the test.
فَأَرْسَلَSo sentاللَّهُGodجِبْرَائِيلَGabrielبِكَبْشٍwith a ramمِنَfromالْجَنَّةِParadise
So God sent Gabriel with a ram from Paradise,
وَقَالَand saidاذْبَحْSlaughterهَذَاthisوَلَاand do notتَذْبَحْslaughterإِسْمَاعِيلَIshmael
and said, “Slaughter this and do not slaughter Ishmael.”
وَأَحَبَّAnd lovedاللَّهُGodعَمَلَthe actإِبْرَاهِيمَof Abraham
And God loved the act of Abraham,
فَأَمَرَso He commandedالْمُسْلِمِينَthe Muslimsبِالذَّبْحِto sacrificeفِيonعِيدِthe Feastالْأَضْحَىof Sacrifice
so He commanded the Muslims to sacrifice on Eid al-Adha.
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