The Sacrifice of Abdul Muttaleb - Qazwini
The well of Zamzam had at some point in the era of Jahiliya dried up or its location became unknown. For many years, the Arabs did not know where to locate it. At the time of Abdul Muttaleb, Allah swt inspires him to dig up the well of Zamzam. Abdul Muttaleb makes a vow to sacrifice his son. How do we understand this? Some observations to make about this event:
• Some scholars have likened this incident to that of Ibrahim (as), when he was instructed to sacrifice Ismail.
• It is recorded that the Prophet (s) would say he is the son of the two sacrifices; the first being Ismail and the second his father Abd#Hawza #Seminary #Alhujjah #islam #shia #Qazwini ullah.
• This incident showed the status of Abdullah, as the people saw from the discovery of Zamzam to him being saved by Allah swt, it made him a prominent figure amongst Meccan society.
• The biggest sacrifice made was of Imam Hussain (as) in Karbala. Ismail and Abdullah were saved, but Imam Hussain gave the biggest sacrifice and therefore obtained a great status.
