Koran Lecture Part 5 - Urdu

“And Ibrahim was not a Jew and he was not a Christian, but he was an upright Muslim and he was not an idolater.”

The proof of this verse is easy to establish.
First, the word “Jew” comes from the Hebrew tribe of Judah. This tribe descended from Prophet Yaqoob (Jacob) who was the son of Ishaaq (Isaac) who was one of the sons of Ibrahim (Abraham). Therefore, Prophet Ibrahim was the great-grandfather of the man from whom the Jews would spring. Hence, it is impossible for Prophet Ibrahim himself to be Jewish.
And of course he couldn’t be Christian. Christians are those who profess to follow the teachings of Isa Al-Masih (Jesus Christ). Prophet Ibrahim certainly didn’t follow the teachings of modern-day Christians who believe in the Trinity. And Prophet Ibrahim certainly couldn’t follow a man who was born over a thousand years after he died.
And there’s more than enough sufficient proof in both the Quran and the Bible establishing that Ibrahim was far from being an idolater.
But a Muslim is someone that submits themselves to the will of Allah. Prophet Ibrahim was most certainly that as we’ll soon see, Inshallah. But Allah goes further than that. Allah declares in the above verse that Prophet Ibrahim was more than just a Muslim. He was “Hanifan Musliman,” meaning he was a “Righteous Muslim.”
Using this reason, we can see that all of the prophets in Islam were Muslim.
Without a doubt, Allah has spoken a mighty truth.