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righteous;' and we gave him glad tidings of a clement boy.
[100] And when he reached the age to work with him, he said, O my boy! verily, I have seen in a dream that I should sacrifice thee 1, look then what thou seest right.'
Said he, 'O my sire! do what thou art bidden; thou wilt find me, if it please God, one of the patient !
And when they were resigned, and Abraham had thrown him down upon his forehead, we called to him, 'O Abraham! [105] thou hast verified the vision ; verily, thus do we reward those who do well. This is surely an obvious trial.' And we ransomed him with a mighty victim; and we left for him amongst posterity, 'Peace upon Abraham ; [110] thus do we reward those who do well; verily, he was of our servants who believe !' And we gave him glad tidings of Isaac, a prophet among the righteous; and we blessed him and Isaac ;-of their seed is one who does well, and one who obviously wrongs himself.
And we were gracious unto Moses and Aaron. [115] We saved them and their people from mighty trouble, and we helped them and they had the upper hand; and we gave them both the perspicuous Book; and we guided them to the right way; and we left for them amongst posterity, [120] . Peace upon Moses and Aaron ; verily, thus do we reward those who do well; verily, they were both of our servants who believe!'
1 The Mohammedan theory is that it was Ishmael and not Isaac who was taken as a sacrifice.
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