Was Abraham an Arab

Answer 1

Answer 1

That is a bit of a tricky question, for a number of reasons.

1. The word Arab, wasn't in existence before the 14th century, long after the time of Abraham

2. It was used almost exclusively to describe Bedouins, dessert peoples that are a pastoral culture, meaning they move from place to place with the change of seasons for various agricultural reasons.

3. The modern term Arab is a bit of a catch all that not only incorporates geography as it's litmus test, but language and culture as well. As such, in some North African countries (like Egypt) the people are considered Arabs.

So the word is a bit murky. Since Abraham lived before the word was even in existence, it would probably make more sense then to say that he was of Semitic origin, a group that includes both Arabs and Jews.

Answer 2

He was not Arab. Arabs did not leave the Arabian Peninsula until the 600s B.C.E. (and then not en masse until the Conquests of Omar in the 640s C.E.) and Abraham was born in Ur in Mesopotamia. Secondly Arabs trace their lineage back to Ishmael, Abraham's son which would mean that while he was the father of the Arab progenitor, he himself would not be Arab.

Ethnically, most people believe Abraham to be Chaldean, a Mesopotamian ethnicity that dominated the southern Mesopotamian region.

Answer 3

prophet Ibrahim PBUH had two son Isaac PBUH and Ismael PBUH. Jews are children of Isaac PBUH and most of Muslims children of Ismael PBUH.

Answer 2

No, Abraham was born in the city of Ur, in Babylonia.