Hagar was a Princess not a Handmaid
The Truth About Hagar!
By: Shahid Bin Waheed شاهد
بن وحيد
بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
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رب العالمين
والصلوة
والسلام على اشرف
الانبياء
وسيدالمرسلين
نبينا محمد صل
ا لله عليه
وعلى آله
واصحابه
وازواجه
اجمعين -
امابعد
All the praises and thanks be
to Allaah, Sustainer of the Universe, and blessing and salutation to be the
most distinguish of the Messengers and foremost among the Prophets, our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of
Allaah be on him and on his wives, children and Companions.
Ahadeeth احاديث and Torah both tell us that Ibraheem عليه
السلام had gone to Egypt with his wife Sarah (there is some
difference in Islaamic version and Torah).
Abraham عليه
السلام was accompanied with his nephew Lut عليه
السلام. The people who were related to
Abraham عليه
السلام by lineage, then governed
Genesis 12:16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
12:20
And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and
his wife, and all that he had. (Again, Bible
version is redacted as usual, but evidence is there as we notice that there is
no mention of Egyptian handmaid i.e. Hagar at this point in chapter 12 of
Genesis. Please
read the entire chapter 12 of Genesis for further confirmation of my claim
since there is no prior or latter trip to
When Pharoah (Fir’aun) bestowed many
gifts upon Abraham عليه
السلام, he also decided to strengthen the
old family ties by giving his daughter Hajrah
(Hagar) in marriage to Ibraheem عليه
السلام (Abraham). True to the custom of that
time, the second wife proved to be a helper and aid to the first, elder wife.
The biggest evidence of this historical fact is found with the Jews also.
It is
written in a history book of Jews that in the days of Abraham the King of Egypt
was Kahim watan. (Ardul
Qur’an v. 2, p. 41)
It is also
very clear from the reliable traditions of the Jews that Hagar (Hajrah {AS}) was a daughter of Fir’aun,
the King of Egypt. She was not a slave girl or a maidservant. A reliable scholar of Torah Rabbi Shalumlu
Ishaq comments on the Book on Birth part 16 verse
1.
(When he observed the miracle because of Sarah he said: “It is better for my daughter to remain as a maid in this
house than as a queen anywhere else) (Ardul Qur’an v. 2,
p. 41)
The Hadeeth حديث in Sahih Bukhari as reported by Abu Hurayrah رضی الله عنه also contains the sentence that supports the explanation of Torah by Rabbi Shalumlu,
Now let
us examine the term of handmaid used in Torah in the light of the above
facts from the Jewish sources. That would lead us to conclude that the term maid
(maid later transformed into handmaid by the
Bible redactors) was merely a figure
speech used by the father of Princess Hagar i.e. Egyptian King {Pharoah} that has been put froth in literal sense out
of sheer bigotry, which is not true; because Hagar was not a maid or slave, she
was a princess.
Conclusion!
The above facts are testament that Hagar was not a handmaid in sense of a slave or maidservant. As we see that evidence proves that Hagar in fact was an Egyptian Princess and the daughter of the Pharoah. Jews and Christians are dead wrong in rebuking the children of Ismaeel عليه السلام (Ishmael) that they are descended from a maidservant or handmaid out of sheer bigotry, forgery and hate. Hagar is made a handmaid (in literal sense) in the Bible to degrade her and Ishmaelites (Muslims). This is when all the redaction was done in the Bible to cheat Hagar, Ishmael عليه السلام and his progeny from their birthright. But Allaah has preserved many proofs in the Bible itself to expose Judeo-Christian forgery. We also know that Bible itself calls female as general rule a “maid child” as we learn from the Leviticus 12:1-5. We also know that Hagar was Abraham’s wife as we learn from the Bible itself in book of Genesis 16:1-4. But the final below comes again from the Bible itself from the book of Deuteronomy 21:15-17. Therefore, it is an outright lie that Isaac was sacrificed, in fact, Bible itself impeach Jews and Christians. In fact, it was Ishmael, who was sacrificed being the legitimate first-born from the Abraham’s 2nd wife Hagar. Glorious Qur’aan accurately tells us this account in Surah As-Saffaat Ayaat 100-113. By the way Glorious Qur’aan has abrogated the Bible by default.
وَأَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَمُهَيْمِنًا عَلَيْهِ In Ayaah 5:48 of the Glorious Qur’aan the word مهيمن (Muhainan) means ► To watch over, oversee, to be witness to, offer security, control, protect, determine what is true. Here it means Guardian to watch and determine what is true and what is false witness.◄ The Glorious Qur’aan is spoken of as a مهيمن (Muhainan) over the previous scriptures (5:48). This is to describe it as the determining factor in deciding what is genuine and what is false in the remnants of earlier scriptures. The Glorious Qur’aan has preserved all that is of permanent worth and value in them, and has left out that which fails to meet the need of mankind and/or is adulteration. The Glorious Qur’aan is called a guardian over the previous scriptures as it enjoys Divine protection against being tampered with, a blessing denied to earlier scriptures. Thus مُهَيْمِنًا Muhaiminan is the name of the Glorious Qur’aan as well. It is also one of the excellent names of Allaah (SWT) as we read in Glorious Qur’aan 59:23 الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ as He is guardian to determine what is true and what is false and watch over, Who expands His love and protection over His creatures, controls their affairs, determines what is true and what is false. {Note: Ayaah 59:23 contains nine names alone out of 99 names of Allaah.}