Author Archives: Azahari Hassim

Azahari Hassim 📜 Abraham, His Sons, and the House of God: A Comparative Study of the Bible and the Qur’an 🌟 Introduction Across the Abrahamic traditions, the figure of Abraham stands as a foundational patriarch whose life, trials, and descendants shape the theological identity of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Yet the way these scriptures portrayContinue reading “Abraham, His Sons, and the House of God: A Comparative Study of the Bible and the Qur’an”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Abraham, History, and Identity: Why Judaism and Islam Relate Differently to the Patriarch 💫 Introduction Among the three great Abrahamic religions, all trace their spiritual lineage to Abraham. Yet the way each tradition relates to Abraham differs profoundly. A recurring argument — especially in comparative theological discourse — claims that Judaism isContinue reading “Abraham, History, and Identity: Why Judaism and Islam Relate Differently to the Patriarch”

Azahari Hassim 🕋 Hagar’s Elevated Status in Islam Through the Hajj Pilgrimage Understanding Her Role as a Matriarch and Mother of Many Nations ⸻ 📜 Covenantal Roots: Abraham, Hagar, and the Promise In the Torah, God established a covenant with Abraham (Ibrahim عليه السلام), promising that he would be: • 🌍 A blessing to allContinue reading “Hagar’s Elevated Status in Islam Through the Hajj Pilgrimage”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Reassessing Genesis 15:4: Does the Promise of a “Son from Your Own Body” Refer to Ishmael? Abstract Genesis 15:4 contains God’s foundational promise to Abraham that his heir will be “a son from your own body.” While Jewish and Christian tradition identifies this promised son as Isaac, an examination of the narrativeContinue reading “Reassessing Genesis 15:4: Does the Promise of a “Son from Your Own Body” Refer to Ishmael?”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Between Two Covenants: Islam, Ishmael, and the Biblical Promise of the Nile–Euphrates Territory 🌟 Introduction Among the most enduring debates in Abrahamic theology is the meaning and scope of the land promised to Abraham in the Book of Genesis. Genesis 15:18 describes a vast territorial grant—from the River of Egypt (Nile) toContinue reading “Between Two Covenants: Islam, Ishmael, and the Biblical Promise of the Nile–Euphrates Territory”

Azahari Hassim 📕 The Silent Trial: Abraham, Ishmael, and the Desert of Genesis 21 🌟 Genesis 21:14–20 may be interpreted as an early formative test in the Abraham narrative, one that precedes and anticipates the more dramatic trial presented in Genesis 22. Within the canonical sequence, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael occurs after theContinue reading “The Silent Trial: Abraham, Ishmael, and the Desert of Genesis 21”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Reassessing the Claim: Who was Abraham’s true “only son” in Genesis 22 — Isaac or Ishmael? A Textual-Critical and Theological Investigation Into the Identity of Abraham’s “Only Son” Abstract This study examines the theological coherence and logical consistency of the proposal that Genesis 22—the near-sacrifice narrative—chronologically precedes Genesis 17, despite its laterContinue reading “Reassessing the Claim: Who was Abraham’s true “only son” in Genesis 22 — Isaac or Ishmael?”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Reassessing the Claim: Does Genesis 21:14–20 Depict Ishmael as an Infant? The assertion that Genesis 21:14–20 portrays Ishmael as an infant—in contrast to Genesis 17, which fixes his age at thirteen—stems from a textual and narrative inconsistency that has long been noted by scholars. Here is a balanced reassessment of that claim.Continue reading “Reassessing the Claim: Does Genesis 21:14–20 Depict Ishmael as an Infant?”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Isaiah 60:7 and the Kaaba: A Prophetic Connection Between the Bible and the Qur’an Introduction: A Meeting Point of Scriptures The prophetic poetry of Isaiah 60 envisions a time when distant nations will turn toward the worship of the One God. Among its vivid images stands a verse that has drawn theContinue reading “Isaiah 60:7 and the Kaaba: A Prophetic Connection Between the Bible and the Qur’an”

Azahari Hassim Abraham Between Scriptures: Reconstructing the Ishmael Narrative Introduction 📜 The Abraham narrative in Genesis remains one of the most theologically charged and textually complex portions of the Hebrew Bible. Traditionally, the canonical order—Genesis 17 (covenant and promise of Isaac), Genesis 21 (Ishmael’s expulsion), and Genesis 22 (the near-sacrifice)—forms the backbone of Jewish andContinue reading “Abraham Between Scriptures: Reconstructing the Ishmael Narrative”