As'salamu Alaikum Everyone,
Here is something worth investigating, which occurred to me a few weeks ago. Jehovah Jirah or Jireh means Jehovah of mount Jirah, which is the mountain where Abraham was going to sacrifice his son, peace be upon them both.
Now here are a few thoughts:
1- We know mount Hira is in Mecca.
2- We know Isaiah's Prophecy about mount Hira includes the Angel Gabriel coming down upon the Servant who can't read and will command him to read, and the servant will respond "I can not read". We know in Islam that Prophet Muhammad perfectly fulfilled this Prophecy. Peace and Blessings be upon all of GOD Almighty's Prophets and Messengers.
3- Now we also know in Arabic Hira means being in a state of confusion, i.e., someone who is perplexed and confused.
4- We know Abraham was desperate to have a son, and prayed and begged and wept to GOD Almighty for long decades (10s of years) to have a son.
5- Abraham named his first son ISMAIL (ISHMAEL), which means GOD heard or GOD hears, i.e., GOD Almighty finally heard my long and desperate crys and weepings and prayings.
6- GOD Almighty put Abraham in a very confusing trial by commanding him to take his son to the mountain and slaughter him. Imagine Abraham here. So after all of these years of crying and weeping and praying to grant me a son, you finally give me one and you want me to slaughter him?
7- GOD Almighty then substituted the son for a lamb.
Question:
Could mount Hira in Mecca have been named by Abraham to mean the mountain of confusion, or the confusing trial? Could Jehovah Jirah be referring to GOD of Mount Hira in Mecca?
This is worth a research.
Take care,
Osama Abdallah
