Ibrahim and the Idols
7 min · Ages 4–12 · Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham)
Ibrahim, peace be upon him, lives in a town where people bow down to statues. He speaks gently to his father and to the people, and tells them that only Allah can hear and help us. He shows them that their statues cannot even speak.
Ibrahim spoke the truth to his father and his people, gently and bravely, even when almost nobody else would.
Try today: Tell the truth today, even when it feels hard, and say it kindly.
How the Story begins
Ibrahim spoke the truth when almost nobody else would. His story is true, from the Qur’an. It is the story of the Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him. The Qur’an tells us that Ibrahim was a truthful man, and a prophet. Even when he was young, Allah had given him wisdom and good sense. This is the story of a town full of statues, and one young man who was brave enough to speak the truth. Let’s begin.
In Ibrahim’s town, people carved statues with their own hands. They sat before them, and bowed down to them, and called on them for help. They really believed these statues could do things for them. Even Ibrahim’s own father worshipped the idols. But Ibrahim knew the truth. Only Allah made us. Only Allah can hear us. Only Allah can help us.
Ibrahim spoke to his father first, and he spoke so gently. He said: My dear father, why do you worship something that cannot hear, and cannot see, and cannot help you at all? My dear father, some knowledge has come to me that never reached you. So come with me, and I will show you a straight and even path.
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 Maryam 19:41–48, Al-Anbiya 21:51–68, Ash-Shu’ara 26:69–82, As-Saffat 37:83–98; with notes from Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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