When people returned to their temple once again, they met with something that struck them with astonishment.... All their idols were smashed, except the biggest of them, who had an axe in his hand!
Abraham revolted against idolatry when he was in his teenages. He broke the idols boldly, and condemned the idolaters wisely and very reasonably.
Usually power and logic are inversely proportional. As the physical power of Man increases, his logic will decrease. This matter is true with all, except the Godly men, that as they become more powerful, they become more humble too! When dictators cannot obtain their objects reasonably, and cannot express their feelings logically, they use power to overcome the obstructions, and to silence the objections. This tenet of power was enforced against the knocking down reasons of Abraham.
``Burn him! Turn him to ashes! This was now the logic of the heathens.'' In order to support their cruel decree with some reasons, they added another phrase, saying:ِ
``Burn Abraham and help your gods!''
They kindled a huge fire of persecution, the smoke of which darkened a long distance around, and its flames threatened the sky! To help increasing the flames of the fire, it was declared to be a sacred deed, and the best of the prayers, by the priests and clergies. It was so that even that old, woman offered the fuel of her winter for that holy fire!
Soon the fire blazed so dreadfully that no creature could approach it from a far distance! Therefore they put Abraham like a shooting stone into a catapult; an ancient machine for throwing heavy stones in war.
It is narrated that GABRIEL the arch angel of God appeared to Abraham in the catapult, and said to him:ِ ``Do you want any help!?''
Abraham said to Gabriel:ِ ``Of you? No! None at all!'' Gabriel told the youth:ِ ``Then ask your Lord to help you!''
In answer to the angel, Abraham said:ِ
``It is enough for me that my Lord is aware of my state !''
They cast the godly youth into the middle of the hell of persecution! But Man proposes, and God disposes:ِ
``We said; O, Fire! Become cool and safe for Abraham!'' And everything was so that Allah willed! The Fire became a Flower-Garden!
