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Was it Abraham who was thrown into a fire because he refused to worship idols?

Bible: No       Qur'an: Yes

Daniel 3:1-30 – 19. Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.


Al-Anbya 21:51-71 – 66. Abraham said: “Do you then worship, besides Allah, those things that cannot profit you in anything at all, nor harm you?...” 68. They said: “Burn him (immediately) and protect your gods, if you are doing anything. 69. We said, “O fire! Be coolness and peace for Abraham!”

Note: In the Bible it was not Abraham who was thrown into a fire because he refused to worship idols; this story is in reference to Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Cf. Al-'Ankabut 29:16-24 & Saffat 37:83 & 97.

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