[9] In this sense, Abraham has been described as representing "primordial man in universal surrender to the Divine Reality before its fragmentation into religions separated from each other by differences in form".

[10]: 18  Muslims believe that the Kaaba in Mecca was built by Abraham and his son Ishmael as the first house of worship on earth.

The Islamic holy day 'Eid ul-Adha is celebrated in commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son on God's command, as well as the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to the Kaaba.

Abraham and Isma'il (Ishmael) further established the rites of pilgrimage,[11] or Ḥajj ('Pilgrimage'), which are still followed by Muslims today.

In a whole series of chapters, the Qur'an relates how Abraham preached to his community as a youth and how he specifically told his father, named Azar,[14] to leave idol-worship and come to the worship of God.

[15] Some passages of the Quran, meanwhile, deal with the story of how God sent angels to Abraham with the announcement of the punishment to be imposed upon Lot's people in Sodom and Gomorrah.

[10] The Quran also repeatedly establishes Abraham's role as patriarch and mentions numerous important descendants who came through his lineage, including Isaac,[18] Jacob[19] and Ishmael.

[25][26] Other instances in the Quran which are described in a concise manner are the rescue of Abraham from the fire into which he was thrown by his people';[27][28] his pleading for his father;[29] his quarrel with an unrighteous and powerful king[30] and the miracle of the dead birds.

[31] All these events and more have been discussed with more details in Muslim tradition, and especially in the Stories of the Prophets and works of universal Islamic theology.

"[citation needed] The decision to have Abraham burned at the stake was affirmed by the temple priests and the king of Babylon, Nimrod.

Abraham could have asked to be saved from the fire or to be taken away, but Ibrahim replied, "God is sufficient for me, He is the best disposer of my affairs."

According to Muslim commentators, after Abraham survived the great fire, notoriety in society grew bigger after this event.

Just as the ruler who argued against Abraham claimed divinity for himself, so did the Pharaoh of the Exodus, who refused to hear the call of Moses and perished in the Red Sea.

In this particular incident, scholars have further commented on Abraham's wisdom in employing "rational, wise and target-oriented" speech, as opposed to pointless arguments.

[citation needed] The classical Quranic exegete and historian Tabari offered two versions, whom Abraham was ordered to sacrifice.

So the enemy of God returned exasperated at not being able to influence the family of Abraham as he wished.This great sacrifice denotes the importance of the ram that replaced Ibraheem's son.

It was reported that Ibn `Abbas (may God be pleased with him) said, "A ram which had grazed in Paradise for forty years.

"The Tafsir further goes on to say that the ram's horns were preserved until the time of Muhammad:[48] Imam Ahmad recorded that Safiyyah bint Shaybah said, "A woman from Bani Sulaym, who was the midwife of most of the people in our household, told me that the Messenger of God sent for `Uthman bin Talhah, may God be pleased with him.''

As the physical cutting of the birds is not implied in the passage, some commentators have offered alternative interpretations, but all maintain that the miracle was for the same demonstrative purpose to show Abraham the power God has to raise the dead to life.

The commentators further stated that, secondly, the fire referred to the 'fire of persecution', from which Abraham was saved, as he left his people after this with his wife Sarah and his nephew Lot.

[10] Likewise, Islamic belief links the original sanctuary of Al-Aqsa in the Old City of Jerusalem to Abraham.

All Muslim scholars have generally agreed that no scrolls of Abraham survive, and therefore this is a reference to a lost body of scripture.

The 87th chapter of the Quran, Surah al-Ala, concludes by saying the subject matter of the sura has been in the earlier scriptures of Abraham and Moses.

suggested it to be a reference to the Sefer Yetzirah, as Jewish tradition generally ascribed its authorship to Abraham.

[62] The Quran contains numerous references to Abraham, his life, prayers, and traditions and has a dedicated chapter named Ibrahim.

On a relevant note, surah al-Kahf was revealed as an answer from God to the Jews who inquired of Muhammad about past events.

Here God directly instructed Muhammad in surah Al-Kahf, not to consult the Jews for verifying the three stories about which they inquired.

Muslims recognize Abraham as the ancestor through whom many other prophets and saints (Wali) came, including Moses, Jesus (Isa) and Muhammad.

The Quran says that God made Abraham "an Imam to the Nations"[8] and father to Muslims,[64] and his narrative records him praying for his offspring.

"[74] Muslims believe that Abraham was buried, along with his wife Sarah, at the Cave of the Patriarchs in the Old City of Hebron, the West Bank.