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Ibrahim’s Special Guests

6 min · Ages 4–12 · Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham)

A steaming roast on a platter with bread and dates on a rug, in front of a tent.

The Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him, welcomes honoured guests he has never met with the very best food he has. They bring wonderful news of a son for him and Sarah, and Allah keeps His promise.

The Moral · Kindness

Ibrahim greeted the strangers with peace, then quietly brought them the very best food he had, and asked softly if they would eat.

Try today: When a guest visits, greet them with peace and kindly offer a drink.

How the Story begins

Someone was at the door. This is a true story, and it comes from the Qur’an. It is the story of the Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and some very special visitors. The Qur’an calls them the honoured guests of Ibrahim. Who were they? Why had they come? And what surprising news did they bring? Let’s find out together.

By this time, Ibrahim was an old man. He lived with his wife, Sarah. Sarah was old too, and in all their years together, she had never had a baby. The Qur’an tells us that Ibrahim was gentle and patient, with a soft and caring heart, and that he always turned back to Allah. The sun was hot, the sand was warm, and the day was quiet.

Then, visitors came. They came in to Ibrahim and said: Peace! And Ibrahim answered: Peace! Ibrahim did not know them. The Qur’an tells us that he thought to himself: These are people I have never met. But it did not matter that they were strangers. They were his guests now, and Ibrahim knew exactly how to treat a guest.

The Story has 16 Pages. The rest is narrated in the app.

Hear the whole Story in Munira. Narrated Page by Page over hand-drawn Scenes, then a picture Quiz and one Moral to carry into tomorrow. Bedtime Mode dims the screen and fades the narration to silence.

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Sources

Retold from Surah Hud 11:69–73, Adh-Dhariyat 51:24–30, Al-Hijr 15:51–57, with Hud 11:75, As-Saffat 37:112, Maryam 19:49, Ibrahim 14:39; Sahih al-Bukhari 3358, 6018; with notes from Tafsir Ibn Kathir

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