Abraham: Delivered All Religious Duties of Islam (21:73)
Quran Talk Blog · Article · December 18, 2017
Abraham: Delivered All Religious Duties of Islam
21:73 We made them imams who guided in accordance with our commandments, and we taught them how to work righteousness, and how to observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and the obligatory charity (Zakat).* To us, they were devoted worshipers.
Footnote*21:73 When the Quran was revealed, all religious duties were already established through Abraham (2:128, 16:123, 22:78).
What is the criteria for being an imam?
Imam just means a religious leader. Pharaoh was an imam who led his people to Hell:
28:40 Consequently, we punished him and his troops, by throwing them into the sea. Note the consequences for the transgressors. We made them imams who led their people to Hell. Furthermore, on the Day of Resurrection, they will have no help.