Abraham was the father of Ishmael by Hagar, the Egyptian servant of Sarah. Sarah gave Hagar as a wife to Abraham because she herself was barren. Later, Sarah gave birth to Isaac and eventually Hagar and Ishmael were sent away.
Incidentally, many Muslims believe that Ishmael (or Ismail) was the son Abraham was ordered to offer up to God in sacrifice although this isn't specified in the Qur'an.
Abraham was the father of Ishmael , the lady as Sarah's slave Hagar.
No, Ishmael was the forefather of the Muslims.
Abraham
Ishmael was the son born to Hager , Abraham's slave, and as Abraham is the father of the Jewish nation, and Jesus was a Jew, he is related.
Abraham was the father of Ishmael, to whom Arabs trace their ancestry.
The Arab people and tribes are descendents of Abraham, not all Muslims are decedents of Ishmael, only the Arab people are the descendants of Ishmael who was one of the sons of Abraham, the other being Isaac. Ishmael is also known as the father of Arabs.
Abraham (known as Abram earlier in his life) was the father of Isaac and Ishmael. Isaac was born from his wife, Sarah, and Ishmael was born from his concubine, Hagar. Ishmael was 14 years older than Isaac.
Isaac was the father of the Jews. Ishmael was the father of the Arabs. Both Ishmael and Isaac were sons of Abraham. See Genesis ch.16, 17 and 21.
Prophet Abraham had two sons: Ishmael, father of the Arabs (Canaan's) Isaac, father of Israelite's, who inhabited the northern part of Arabian peninsula.
There are several people of that name, but you're probably thinking of Ishmael, the son of Abraham. In Jewish tradition, Ishmael was Abraham's first son but Isaac, his second, was his favorite. In Muslim tradition, Ishmael was the favorite son. This is understandable if you know that Isaac is considered the father of the Hebrews (Jews) and Ishmael the father of the Arabs. _______________________________________________ Both Abraham's sons; Ismael and Isaac; are favorite to prophet Abraham 9peace be upon them all). However, Ismael was the oldest son and helped prophet Abraham in rebuilding Kaaba. Ismael is grandfather of Muslims (not Arabs) as well as Isaac is the grandfather of Jews
The Bible mentions Abraham, Nahor and Haran. (Genesis 11:27, 28) . . .Te′rah became father to A′bram, Na′hor and Ha′ran; and Ha′ran became father to Lot. 28 Later Ha′ran died while in company with Te′rah his father in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chal·de′ans.
Islam believes in all the prophets of the other two major religions and believe that ishmael and his father Abraham built the holy khaba and that ishmael was the next prophet after Abraham.
Ishmael. It is important to note that Ishmael is not the father of the Muslims, but the father of the Arabs. The distinction is important since Muslims in the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia (roughly 60% of all Muslims) do not claim direct descendence from Ishmael, but spiritual descendence.
BethAnswer:Her name was Hagar and she bore Abraham's first son, Ishmael, the father of many of the Arab peoples. Ishmael's brother (born to Sarah wife of Abraham) was Isaac, the grandfather of the Israelite peoples via Jacob and the Edomites via Esau.