Hazrat Ishaq AS And hazrat Lut AS Story in English || The Prophet Stories in English

Waalaikum Assalam!

Its story time again!

So excited ?

Yes Baba,

 I really want to hear the story of
 Prophet Ishaq (as) today

Hmm.. Not much is known about
Prophet Ishaq (as),

so I will tell you all the known facts
 about this prophet,

and I will also tell you the story
of Prophet Yaqub (as),

 who was his son

Are you going to tell me the story
of two prophets today?

 Alright Alright, now sit down
and listen carefully

Bismillah!

The Story of Prophet Ishaq (as)
and Yaqub (as)

Prophet Ibrahim (as) grew old,

and so did his wife Sarah.

One day when he was sitting
outside his house,

 he saw three men coming
 towards his house.

The three men were actually angels
 sent by Allah (swt).

The prophet welcomed them
inside to have food.

The strangers went in and
sat down for food.

Prophet served them a roasted calf!

But the strangers did not touch
the food at all.

The prophet started to fear.

Then the angels comforted the
prophet and asked him

not to fear at all.

They told him that they were actually the
 angels sent by Allah (swt).

They informed him that they
 came to his house

 to deliver a good news.

They said that Allah (swt) was going to
 give them a son,

and that he should name him Ishaaq.

They also told him that his son
would be a prophet.

Sarah could not believe her ears!

“How could that be true”
 she wondered.

“I am so old”

Then the angels said that all things are
possible with Allah (swt).

After a few months,

Sarah got pregnant and gave
 birth to a child!

The prophet named him Ishaaq,
 as the angels told him.

Ishaq (as) grew up as an obedient boy.

He worked hard,

and like the angels foretold,

he too became of prophet
 of Allah (swt).

Ibrahim (as) was very old by the
time Ishaq(as) grew up.

As he felt that his life was
 nearing its end,

he wished to see his
 son get married.

But he did not want Ishaq(as) to marry
 one of the Caananites,

 as they were all disbelievers

One day, he sent one of his trustworthy
 servants to Haran

 to choose a bride of Ishaq(as)

The servant obeyed his master and
travelled for many days to reach Haran

Once he reached Haran,

 the servant selected Rebekkah,

 the daughter of Ibn Nahor,

who was a brother of
 Prophet Ibrahim (as).

And as his father wished, Ishaq(as)
married Rebekkah

Rebekkah didn’t give brith to a
child for a long time.

Ishaq (as) kept praying to
 Allah (swt) for a child,

and after many years,

 she gave brith to twins!

 Ishaq(as) named them
Esau and Yaqub!

Esau grew upto be a strong man,

 and he was a good hunter.

But Yaqub was more intelligent

 and he was his father’s favourite.

There were frequent fights
between the brothers

as Esau disliked the fact that his father
favoured Yaqub(as) more than him.

Esau became more and more jealous
 as they grew!

Ishaq(as) grew old, and he
 could not see clearly.

One day he asked Esau to go hunting

 and bring him some cooked meat.

Rebekkah, his wife,

 overheard the conversation and
 she ran to her son Yaqub(as)!

Esau agreed and went
 hunting for the meat

“Slaughter two goats of your best flock”
she said to him

“and cook them as you know
 your father will like.

Go and do this before your
 brother returns”

Yaqub(as) did as his mother had ordered.

Rebekkah then asked him to put on
 his brothers clothes,

and then she covered his hands and
 neck with goat's skin!

 This was to make his skin feel like Esau,

who was very hairy.

Then Yaqub stepped into
 his father's room.

“Who are you”
 asked Ishaq (as)

“I am your son” replied Yaqub(as)
 in a deep voice.

His father then started eating the food.

Once he finished his food,

he blessed Yaqub(as) to be
the better brother

and to be the leader of
 of his people!

Once he got the blessings,
 he left the room.

Esau returned with the
 meat after sometime,

and he entered his father's room.

“What is this my son?”

The prophet asked when he heard
Esau’s footsteps.

“I’ve brought you the meat you like”

Ishaq(as) was now confused.

Didn’t you bring me the
food an hour ago?”

He asked him

“I also gave you my blessings”.

“No.. I swear I did not”
 Esau said.

He then knew that he had been
cheated by Yaqub(as)!

He felt so angry that he wanted to
 kill Yaqub right away!

Rebekkah saw what had happened

So she went to Yaqub(as) and ordered him
to go to her brother Laban

 in the land of Haran.

She asked him to stay there until his
 brother was not angry at him anymore!.

Yaqub (as) left his family and started his
journey towards Haran.

He travelled for many days
 in the desert.

One evening, he got very tired of walking
and decided to get some rest.

He took a stone and put it under
 his head, and slept.

That was when he had an
 amazing dream!

In his dream, he saw a ladder from
 heaven to earth!

He saw that the angels
were coming down

 and going up the ladder.

It was then that Allah (swt)
 blessed Yaqub(as)

and this piece of land for his
future generations.

When he woke up,

he exploded with Joy!.

He took a vow that if he returned
 to his family safely,

he would build a mosque
 here for Allah (swt).

He also vowed to give one tenth
of his property to Allah (swt)

He poured oil on that stone
 so that he would be

 able to recognize this place later.

This place is today known by the
 name of Jerusalem!

The next morning, Yaqub(as)
 set out for Haran

After many days of travelling,

he finally reached Haran.

Yaqub (as) then met his
maternal uncle Laban.

His uncle was very happy to see him,

 and invited him to his house.

Laban had two daughters-
Leah and Rachel.

The prophet started working
hard for Laban.

During his stay,

 he fell in love with his uncle’s younger
daughter Rachel

After a few months,

he asked Laban to marry Rachel.

“Work for me for seven years”
 he said

“and I will let you marry
my daughter”.

The prophet agreed to his terms.

Yaqub (as) worked hard and
Laban prospered.

After the end of the
seventh year,

his uncle prepared a feast and
 gathered people for the wedding.

But his uncle tricked him,

and he got his elder
daughter Leah

married to Yaqub (as).

Leah was weak sighted and ugly.

Yaqub(as) didn’t know about this,

 and he discovered the truth
 only in the morning!!

When he realized that he
 had been tricked,

 he went to his uncle

“You deceived me.”

He said to Laban.

“I was engaged to Rachel,

and you married me to Leah?”

His uncle said

“it is not our tradition to marry
the younger daughter

before the elder one.

“However”
 he added

“If you love Rachel,

work for another seven years and
 I will let you marry her”

Yaqub (as) worked hard for
another seven years

and then married Rachel.

It was acceptable in their time,

as described in Torah,

for a man to marry two sisters.

Laban gave a female slave
to each daughter.

Leah’s slave was called Zilpah,

and Rachel’s slave was
 called Bilha.

What happened then?

I will tell you the remaining
story tomorrow.

Oh no!

Please tell me now Baba!
 Please please

Come on.. It’s time for
 you to go to sleep.

I will ask you a few questions now,

and I’ll tell you rest of the
story tomorrow

Alright Baba

Are you ready for the question?

Yes!

Why did the three angels come to the
 house of Prophet Ibrahim (as)?

They came to deliver the news that
 they were going to have a son!

Masha Allah! That’s the
 correct answer

What was the name of the wife
of Prophet Ishaq(as)?

I know that..
 It was Rebekkah!

That’s right again!

What were the names of
 Prophet Ishaq’s sons?

It was Esau… and..and..Yaqub!

That’s right again!

Now tell me why Esau
 hated Yaqub (as)?

Esau hated him because he was
 his fathers favourite son,

and also that God chose him
 as the next prophet

That’s correct

What was the name of Yaqub’s
 uncle in Haran?

 Wasn’t it Laban?

That’s correct again!

How long did Yaqub work for Laban?

First he worked for seven years,

and then he worked for
 another seven years

Its 14, the prophet worked
for 14 years for Laban

What were the names of the
daughters of Laban?

 They were Leah and Rachel!

Masha Allah, you gave all the
 right answers.

That’s all for today,

I will tell you the story of another
 prophet tomorrow.

Assalamu Alaikum

Walaikum Assalam

Did you finish your homework today?

Yes Baba, I did!

So are you ready for the

story of another prophet?

I am always ready for the

stories of prophet!

Oh, is that so?

Insha Allah, I willtell you

the story of Prophet
Lut (as) today

Bismillah!

Prophet Ibrahim (as) left

the city of Babylon

along with his nephew Lut (as)
and Sarah.

They travelled for many days
in the desert

Prophet Lut then
decided to go to

the city of Sodom,

which was on the western
shore of the Dead Sea

This city was filled
with evil people.

The people of the town were

very wicked,

and they attacked the travelers
passing by.

Another common evil among

the people of Sodom,

was that the men had
sex with men,

instead of women

they were all gay people!

No one had committed such

sins ever before.

This unnatural sin
was later known

as Sodomy, after
the city of Sodom.

The people committed
this sin without

any shame in front of everyone.

It was during the heights of

crimes and sins

that Allah (swt)
sent his messenger

Prophet Lut (as)

to call the people back to him!

The prophet summoned

the people to give up

their indecent behavior,

but they were sunk way too

deep in their sins

that they were deaf to

Prophets preaching.

Lut then warned them of
Allah’s punishment.

But they then threatened

to drive him out of the city,

if he kept on preaching!

The prophet was saddened when

they continued
their way of life.

The news of the
evil men in Sodom

spread throughout the land.

The prophet continued with his

struggle to correct their ways.

Years passed, and the prophet

continued with his mission.

No one responded to his call,

except for the members
of his family.

And even in his family, not

everyone listened to his words,

and this included
one of his wife!

With very few people to
believe in him,

the prophet was tormented

both inside and
outside his home!

His life was a
continuous torture,

and he suffered greatly,

but the prophet

remained patient and steadfast

with his people.

Years went by,

but no one was willing
to listen to Him.

They even mocked
at him by saying

“If what you are saying is true,

then bring Allah’s
punishment to us.”

When the people refused
to listen to him

even after so many years,

the prophet finally
lost hope in them.

And that’s when Allah decided

to send the angels

to destroy the evil
people in Sodom.

The angels took human form,

and went to the house
of Ibrahim (as).

Prophet Ibrahim and his wife

Sarah were very old by now.

He invited the angels to

have food at his home,

and the angels agreed.

The prophet served
roasted calf to the angels,

but they didn’t touch
the food at all!

When Ibrahim noticed
that they were

not even touching the food,

he started to worry,

and he started fear them.

The visitors then informed

the prophet that

they were actually angels
sent by Allah (swt).

They told him that Sarah will
get pregnant soon,

and that she will give
birth to a child!

The prophet and his wife were

delighted to hear this news!

The angels told the prophet that

they should name
their son Ishaaq,

and that he would grow up to

become a prophet as well.

The angels then walked toward

the city of Sodom.

They reached the walls of

the town in the afternoon.

They then started walking

toward the river.

The first person who caught

the sight of the angels

 was Lut’s daughter.

She was sitting beside the

river filling water in her jug.

When she lifted her face

and saw them,

she was stunned! Never before

had she seen such

beautiful men in
her whole life!!

She couldn’t believe that such

beauty even existed on earth!

“Is there any place to rest?”

asked one of the angels.

“Stay here” she replied.

She knew that if the evil men

in her town saw them,

they would try to
harm these strangers.

“Do not enter until
I inform my father”

She told them.

She then left her jug
beside the river

and ran quickly to
inform her father.

“Oh father” she cried.

There are three young and

attractive men at the town gate.

I have never seen such

beautiful faces before”

The prophet got worried,

and he ran to the town gate.

The prophet did not
recognize that

they were actually angels

as he thought they were
travelers passing by.

“Where did you come from”
the prophet asked them

“And where are you going?”

But they did not answer
his question.

Instead, they asked if they

could stay at his house.

Lut was in a dilemma now.

He wanted to tell
these strangers

not to stay because of

the evil people in the city,

without offending them.

Yet at the same time,

he wanted to extend
the hospitality

shown to the guests.

He tried several times
to convince them,

but they insisted on
staying in the city.

At last, he told them to wait

outside the town
gate till night,

so that no one who
would see them.

When it became dark,

Lut went to the
gates and escorted

the strangers to his home.

As the prophet had planned,

no one saw them.

When they reached his house,

the prophets wife saw them,

and she slipped out
of the house quietly.

No one noticed her
leaving the house.

She ran to to her people and

informed them

about the beautiful strangers
at her house.

The news of the strangers

spread like wildfire

Everyone rushed to Lut’s house

to see the strangers!

Lut was surprised when he saw

the people coming
towards his house.

He wondered how they got

the news of the strangers.

And when he noticed that his

wife was missing,

he realized that it was she who

informed the people.

The prophet was very sad

that she cheated on them.

When Lut saw the mob

approaching his house,

he immediately shut the door.

He pleaded with them to leave

the strangers alone,

He warned them of
Allah’s punishment.

The evil people of Sodom

roared with laughter

when they heard the
Prophet’s words,

and they broke down the door!

Lut tried to defend his guests,

but he stood powerless these

violent people.

He wished that he had the power

to save his guests.

When the angels saw the prophet

in a state of despair,

they revealed themselves

to the prophet!

“Do not be frightened!

We are the angels, and these

people will not harm you!”

they said to the prophet.

When the mob heard the angels,

they fled from the prophet’s

house terrified!

They abused the prophet and
ran to their homes.

The angels then asked Lut to

leave the town before sunrise.

They asked him to take with

him everyone,

except the wife who
cheated on him.

Lut (as) left the
city at dawn liked

the angels asked him to.

He took with him two
of his daughters

who were the only believers.

When the morning
came, Allah (swt)

started the destruction
of the most

corrupted city on earth!

At first he sent the earthquake

that rocked the city down!

It was as if a mighty
power had lifted

the entire city and flung
it down in one jolt.

And then he sent a
storm of stones,

that rained on the city!

Everyone in the
city was destroyed

including the prophet’s wife.

The town of Sodom
was erased from

the face of the earth,

and no one survived except

the prophet and his daughters!

Lut (as) then went to see
his uncle Ibrahim (as).

He visited them and told him

what happened in Sodom.

But Ibrahim (as)
already knew what

had happened

as the angels had informed

him beforehand.

Lut (as) continued
to invite people

to Allah,

and so did Abraham (as)

for a long long time.

That was such an
amazing story baba!

Mashallah, I’m
glad you liked it.

I have a doubt.

Go on.. ask me

How was prophet Ibrahim (as)

and Lut (as) related?

Prophet Lut (as) was the nephew

of Prophet Ibrahim (as)

Oh.. Now I remember! Thank you!

Alright.. Now are you ready

for the questions?

I am ready!

Ok, not tell me

It was Sodomy!

That’s the right
answer, very good!

Now for the next question.

Who were the three strangers to

visit the land of Sodom?

They were the angels!

Mashallah, that was so quick.
Alright,

now for the next question.

When the angels
arrived at the town

gate, who was the
first to see them?

The angels were first seen

by Prophet’s daughter!

That’s right again!

Why didn’t the prophet invite

the strangers to his
house right away?

Why did he ask them
to wait till night

The strangers were
very beautiful,

and the prophet knew that

if the evil people
of Sodom saw them,

they would hurt these strangers.

That’s why he asked them

to stay there till night

Mashallah! That’s
impressive Amir

That’s brilliant my son.
Now that’s

all for today, I will tell you

the story of another prophet

tomorrow..