Prophet Ibrahim Alaihisalam, stood by the command of Allah on two occasions and set an extraordinary example of sacrifice for the coming generations: firstly, when he saw in a divine vision that he was sacrificing his son, Ismail Alaihisalam and became ready to do it for attaining God’s delight; secondly, when he left his son and wife at a place where there was no water, nor the passing of any man.

The objective and true spirit behind the true sacrifice can be understood from the verse of the Quran, Allah the Almighty states:

لَنۡ یَّنَالَ اللّٰہَ لُحُوۡمُھَا وَ لَا دِمَآؤُھَا وَلٰکِنۡ یَّنَالُہُ التَّقۡوٰی مِنۡکُمۡ ؕ کَذٰلِکَ سَخَّرَھَا لَکُمۡ لِتُکَبِّرُوا اللّٰہَ عَلٰی مَا ھَدٰٮکُمۡ ؕ وَ بَشِّرِالۡمُحۡسِنِیۡنَ

“Their flesh reaches not Allah, nor does their blood, but it is your righteousness that reaches Him. Thus has He subjected them to you, that you may glorify Allah for His guiding you. And give glad tidings to those who do good.” (Surah al-Hajj, Ch.22: V.38)