THE ABRAHAM HOUSE

 THE DILEMMA OF ABRAHAMIC RELIGION

By Dr.ZiaUllah Zia

drziaullahzia@gmail.com

The dilemma of Abrahamic religion as the term coined by the UAE Abrahamic house personnels,  is a false phenomenon. This is not a new issue. That is the same claim of jews & christians, that arose in the early period of Islam.
The Abraham House is the same that was built by Abraham himself and no other house can take its place.
Quran says:
اِنَّ اَوَّلَ بَيۡتٍ وُّضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَـلَّذِىۡ بِبَكَّةَ مُبٰرَكًا وَّهُدًى لِّلۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ‌‌ۚ  - فِيۡهِ اٰيٰتٌ ۢ بَيِّنٰتٌ مَّقَامُ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَۚ  وَمَنۡ دَخَلَهٗ كَانَ اٰمِنًا ‌ؕ 
(3:96-97)
Indeed, the 1st house that was allocated for all the human beings is the one that is in the Bakka (Macca) the blessed city and guidance for all the worlds. In that house there are obvious & vivid signs.This is the Abraham's place. Who enters that place, he is the one who got peace.
These verses of Holy Quran depict very clearly that:
1-This is the only place that ought to be called ABRAHAM'S HOUSE.
2-This is the only solution for the unity & peace of mankind.
    If anyone among the Abrahamic religion, wants peace & unity he or she must 1st accept the Holy Macca and Kabba as the place of Abraham as their central approach and accept the supremacy of Islam because according to the Holy Quran:
مَا كَانَ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمُ يَهُوۡدِيًّا وَّلَا نَصۡرَانِيًّا وَّ لٰكِنۡ كَانَ حَنِيۡفًا مُّسۡلِمًا ؕ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ
اِنَّ اَوۡلَى النَّاسِ بِاِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ لَـلَّذِيۡنَ اتَّبَعُوۡهُ وَهٰذَا النَّبِىُّ وَالَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا ‌ؕ وَاللّٰهُ وَلِىُّ الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ
(3:67-68)
Absolutely, Abraham was neither a jew, nor a christian but he was indeed  unidirectional and oriented towards the one & only God and He was a muslim (submissive & obedient to God Almighty). He was not among the Mushrikeen (those who have other objectives than being directed towards God  esp the idol worshipers). Indeed, the greatest affiliates of Abraham are only those who follow him and this prophet
(Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) and those who accept Islam and God is the patron of those who believe.
يٰۤـاَهۡلَ الۡـكِتٰبِ لَسۡتُمۡ عَلٰى شَىۡءٍ حَتّٰى تُقِيۡمُوا التَّوۡرٰٮةَ وَالۡاِنۡجِيۡلَ وَمَاۤ اُنۡزِلَ اِلَيۡكُمۡ مِّنۡ رَّبِّكُمۡ‌ ؕ وَلَيَزِيۡدَنَّ كَثِيۡرًا مِّنۡهُمۡ مَّاۤ اُنۡزِلَ اِلَيۡكَ مِنۡ رَّبِّكَ طُغۡيَانًا وَّكُفۡرًا‌ۚ فَلَا تَاۡسَ عَلَى الۡقَوۡمِ الۡكٰفِرِيۡنَ (5:68)
O the people of the book (Jews &  Christians) you are not on anything right until and unless you establish The Torah and the Gospel and what is revealed upon you from your God (ie the Holy Quran).
(To be continued).