Discussion with Prof. Heddy Ahimsa – Part 2
There were three main topics elaborated by Prof. Heddy during our second meeting. They were as explained below: 1. Abraham religion as the common ground of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism Abraham was known as the proto-monotheist. The story of Abraham and his descent said to be the initial story where Islam, Christianity, and Judaism emerged from. In order to obtain a further understanding on the emerging of those three religions, we should study the lineage of Abraham: "supposed there's a diagram, yet the format doesn't fit blogspot" In Islam perspective, the story began when Sarah asked Abraham to marry Siti Hajar, her servant, after a long marriage in effort to give him a child. From Siti Hajar, Abraham had Ismail as his first son. But then, Allah asked Abraham to leave them (Siti Hajar and Ismail) in Mecca. Meanwhile, he stayed with Sarah in Palestine in order to obey his God’s will. Someday, an angel came to Sarah and said that she would have a child....