The Social Background of prophet Abraham Peace be upon him in light of the Quran, Bible, and Modern Archaeological Finding

Abstract

Prophet Abraham is the father of the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. His unshakable devotion and obedience to God have earned him respect from all three religions. The life of Prophet Abraham is richly documented in sacred texts. However, due to a lack of archaeological evidence, many contemporary philosophers view the figure of Abraham (a.s) as mythology. However, there are no in-depth descriptions of Abraham's life in ancient sources. Still, Modern archaeology has many findings which confirm the historicity of this Semitic figure and its society, even his name. Excavations in Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, and Syria have revealed artifacts, inscriptions, and other things that correspond to Abraham's social background described in the Bible and Quran. This article is an attempt to presents social background of Prophet Abraham (as) as described in the Quran and Bible. In order to prove that Abraham was a real person, the research will also show that how these facts can be confirmed by modern archaeology.