Millat-e-Ibrahim

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Abraham is a central figure in Qur'an. He is described as a leader of humankind (Qur'an 2:124), a Prophet, a friend of God (Qur'an 4:125) and one who is among the righteous. Qur'an refers to the faith of Abraham as Millat-e-Ibrahim. Qur'an tells us that he coined the term Muslim.

Millat means a path or a way in Arabic. Millat-e-Ibrahim denotes the ideology of Abraham in Qur'an and how he reached them after his intellectual and spiritual journey. Qur'an tells us about his experiences in the quest for the truth. How he considered a star, moon and sun as his God but rejected them as mere creatures and how he finally believed in their Creator (Qur'an 6:76-79).

The word Millat is used in 15 different verses of Qur'an. Ten of them (2:120,2:130,2:135,3:95,4:125,6:161,12:37,12:38,16:123,22:78) refers, either directly or indirectly, to Abraham.