22/05/2026
Flashback from the last weekly usrah ✨📖
📆 Date: Tuesday, 19th May 2026
🌡 Lecturer: Brother Ridwanullah Mustapha
🪄 Topic: Life Story of Prophet Ibrahim (A.S)
🕋 Venue: Islamic Mission School, Bode
The lecture on the life story of Prophet Ibrahim (A.S) was inspiring and educative, highlighting important lessons about faith, patience, obedience, and total trust in Allah.
Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon him), known as Khalilullah (the Friend of Allah), was raised in a society filled with idol worship. His people carved idols with their own hands and worshipped them instead of worshipping Allah alone. Despite growing up in such environment, Allah guided him to recognize the truth. He reflected deeply on the creations around him and realized that the idols could neither speak, help nor harm anyone. Allah guided him to the truth and chose him as a prophet. As he grew older, He began to preach Tawheed, calling his people to worship Allah alone, but many refused to listen to him.
To demonstrate the helplessness of the idols, when people went out for an occasion and were away from the town, Prophet Ibraheem entered the place where the idols were kept and destroyed all of them except the biggest idol. When the people returned and saw what had happened, they became angry and questioned Prophet Ibrahim about who destroyed their idols. He told them to ask the biggest idol who destroyed others if it could speak, making them realize for a moment that the idols they worshipped were powerless. However, many of them still remained stubborn and refused to accept the truth. His people decided to punish him by throwing him into a large fire. However, Allah commanded the fire to become cool and safe for him and he came out of the fire unharmed. This event showed the greatness of Allah and strengthened the faith of the believers.
The lecture also discussed the story of Prophet Ibrahim (A.S), his wife Hajar, and their son Prophet Ismail (A.S). By Allah’s command, Prophet Ibrahim (A.S) left them in the desert of Makkah, where Hajar desperately searched for water between the hills of Safa and Marwah. During this difficult moment, Allah miraculously caused the blessed water of Zamzam to gush forth from the earth beside Prophet Ismail (A.S) as he struck the ground with his feet. This event later became one of the important rituals of Hajj.
Another major lesson from the lecture was the test of sacrifice. When Allah commanded Ibrahim (A.S) to sacrifice Ismail (A.S), Both father and son submitted willingly to Allah’s command, and Allah replaced Ismail with a ram before the sacrifice took place. This event reflects complete obedience, patience, and faith in Allah.
In conclusion, the lecture taught that Muslims should always trust Allah, remain patient during trials, and stand firmly upon the truth. It also reminded everyone that sacrifice and obedience for the sake of Allah are signs of sincere faith, while shirk and idol worship remain among the gravest sins in Islam. The life of Prophet Ibrahim (A.S) continues to serve as a powerful example of courage, steadfastness, and devotion to Allah.
📢 Announcements:
Tuesday: Usrah - 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Thursday: Working Committee Meeting - 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Friday: Sisters' Circle- 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
COSSMUS:
Date: Wednesday, June 10 - Sunday, June 14, 2026.
Venue: CTY Model College (Day College), Aba Igbira, Off Ade-Oyo State Hospital.
Registration fee: ₦4000.
