Who was Abraham, the Friend of God? · Islam Museum

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Ibrahim, the friend of God and father of the prophets, broke the idols of his people and was saved from the fire of Nimrod. He built the Kaaba with Isma'il, and all prophethood came from his descendants. ¹

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al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)· The periods and stages of the Prophet's call· The modes (ranks) of revelation· The substance of the call in the opening of al-Muddaththir· The three years of the secret call· The Raising of the Kaaba’s Foundations· The death of the Prophet· The delegation of Banu Hanifa

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islam.museum contributors. “Who was Abraham, the Friend of God?”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/questions/who-was-ibrahim-prophet/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)

The title by which Quraysh called Muhammad before prophethood for the trustworthiness and good qualities they saw in him; they cried it out when he entered as arbiter over the Black Stone during the rebuilding of the Kaaba.