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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”

Azahari Hassim 🌍 If Abraham Had Not Existed: Reimagining the Foundations of the Abrahamic Faiths 🕊️ Introduction Few figures in human history hold as central a place as Abraham. Revered as a patriarch by Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike, Abraham’s life represents faith, obedience, and covenantal relationship with God. Yet one may ask: what ifContinue reading “If Abraham Had Not Existed: Reimagining the Foundations of the Abrahamic Faiths”

Azahari Hassim 📜 Relics as Symbols of Covenant Continuity in Islam and Judaism Throughout religious history, sacred relics have served as powerful symbols of divine-human relationships. In the Jewish tradition, the Ark of the Covenant and the First and Second Temples stood as tangible manifestations of God’s presence among the people of Israel. These objectsContinue reading “Relics as Symbols of Covenant Continuity in Islam and Judaism”