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According to the Midrash (Gen. R. xlv.), Hagar was the daughter of Pharaoh, who presented her to Abraham. The same story is told in Mohammedan tradition. When she bore Ishmael, from whose countenance the light of Mohammed shone forth, Sarah demanded her expulsion. Abraham desired to spare her, but Sarah swore to bathe her hands in her rival's blood. Abraham thereupon pierced Hagar's car and caused the blood to run over Sarah's hand, that her vow might be fulfilled without sacrificing Hagar's life. When Isaac was born Sarah's jealousy awoke afresh, and she insisted that Hagar should go. Conducted by the archangel Gabriel, Abraham took Hagar and Ishmael into the Arabian desert, and left them at the place where the Kaaba of Mecca was built later on. As soon as Hagar's scant provisions were exhausted she sought water, running and praying, between the hills Safa and Marwah. At last the archangel Gabriel reappeared, and, stamping his foot on the ground, brought forth a spring. This is the holy fountain of Zamzam, near the Kaaba. In commemoration of Hagar's example, running seven times between the two hills mentioned above has been made an important ceremony in the pilgrimage to Mecca. As the spring provided Hagar and Ishmael with water, they remained there, and Abraham visited them every month. When Ishmael was thirteen years old Abraham was told in a dream to sacrifice him. Satan, however, appeared to Hagar and asked her: "Dost thou know whither Abraham went with thy son?" "Yes," she replied; "he went into the forest to cut wood." "No," said Satan; "he went to slaughter thy son." "How can that be," asked Hagar, "since he loves him as much as I do?" "He believes," Satan answered, "that God has commanded him to do so." "If this be so," said Hagar, "let him do the will of God." Abraham did not end up slaughtering Ishmael, but was stopped by God. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Singer, Isidore ; et al., eds. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. : Missing or empty |title= ( help )1
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Hājar ( Arabic : هاجر ), the Arabic name for the biblical Hagar , was the wife of the patriarch and Islamic prophet Ibrāhīm ( Abraham ) and the mother of the Ismā'īl ( Ishmael ).She is a revered woman in the Islamic faith.According to Muslim belief, she was the Egyptian handmaiden of Abraham's first wife Sara ( Sarah ).Although not mentioned by name in the Qur'an , she is referenced and alluded to via the story of her husband.She eventually settled in the Desert of Paran with her son Ishmael.Hagar is honoured as an especially important matriarch of monotheism , as it was through Ishmael that Muhammad would come.
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Hājar's name in Arabic calligraphy . Hājar ( ), the Arabic name for the biblical Hagar , was the wife of the patriarch and Islamic prophet Ibrāhīm ( Abraham ) and the mother of Ismā'īl ( Ishmael ). She is a revered woman in the Islamic faith. According to Muslim belief, she was the daughter of an Egyptian king who gifted her to Ibrahim. Although not mentioned by name in the Qur'an , she is referenced and alluded to via the story of her husband. She eventually settled in the Desert of Paran , seen as the Hejaz in the Islamic view, with her son Ishmael. Hagar is honoured as an especially important matriarch of monotheism , as it was through Ishmael that Muhammad would come.
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Islamic figure, cognate to the Biblical Hagar Hājar ( ), known as Hagar in the Hebrew Bible , was the wife of the patriarch and Islamic prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and the mother of Ismā'īl ( Ishmael ). She is a revered woman in the Islamic faith. According to Muslim belief, she was the daughter of the king of Egypt who gifted her to Ibrahim's wife Sarah . Although not mentioned by name in the Qur'an , she is referenced and alluded to via the story of her husband. She eventually settled in the Desert of Paran , seen as the Hejaz in the Islamic view, with her son Ishmael. Hajar is honoured as an especially important matriarch of monotheism , as Ishmael was the ancestor of Muhammad .
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Islamic figure, cognate to the Biblical Hagar Hājar ( Arabic : هَاجَر ), known as Hagar in the Hebrew Bible , was the wife of the patriarch and Islamic prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and the mother of Ismā'īl ( Ishmael ). She is a revered woman in the Islamic faith. According to Muslim belief, she was a maid of the king of Egypt who gifted her to Ibrahim's wife Sarah . Although not mentioned by name in the Qur'an , she is referenced and alluded to via the story of her husband. She eventually settled in the Desert of Paran , seen as the Hejaz in the Islamic view, with her son Ishmael. Hajar is honoured as an especially important matriarch of monotheism , as Ishmael was the ancestor of Muhammad .
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