Editing Abraham in Islam (section)

===Youth===
{{See also|Akkadian Empire|Sumer|Sumerian religion}}
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Ibrahim was born in a house of [[Idolatry|idolaters]] in the ancient city of [[Ur Kaśdim#Islamic|Ur of the Chaldees]], likely the place called '[[Ur]]' in present-day [[Iraq]], in which case, the idolaters would have been practitioners of the hypothesized [[Ancient Mesopotamian religion]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} His father Azar was a well-known [[Shirk (Islam)|idol-sculptor]] that his people worshiped. As a young child, Ibrahim used to watch his father sculpting these idols from stones or wood. When his father was finished with them, Ibrahim would ask his father why they could not move or respond to any request and then would mock them; therefore, his father would always scold him for not following his ancestors' rituals and mocking their idols.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.qtafsir.com/?option=com_content&task=view&id=2637&Itemid=76|title=QTafsir Tafsir Ibn Kathir Mobile|website=m.qtafsir.com}}</ref>

Despite his opposition to [[Shirk (Islam)|idolatry]], his father Azar would still send Ibrahim to sell his idols in the marketplace. During one of the many festivals that would take place in the city, the people would gather in their temple and place offerings of food before their idols. Ur's most prominent temple is the [[Ziggurat of Ur|Great Ziggurat]], which can be seen today.<ref name="Zettler, R.L. 1998">{{citation |editor1-last=Zettler |editor1-first=R. L. |editor2-last=Horne |editor2-first=L. |year=1998 |title=Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur |publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology]]}}</ref> Ibrahim would ask them, "What are you worshipping? Do these idols hear when you call them? Can they help you or hurt you?" The people would reply, "It is the way of our forefathers." Ibrahim declared "I am sick of your gods! Truly I am their enemy."{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}