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[b-j]

While Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all revere Abraham as their spiritual ancestor, each religion has a different honorific for him. For Jews he is Father Abraham. For Christians he is Father in Faith. In the Koran, the holy book of Islam, God says, “I will make thee an Imam to the Nations,” or leader to all people (Sura 2: 124)

It's a nice thing to remember him in these days, THE HAJJ days.
The Koran reports that Abraham and Isma’il raised the foundations of the House. The “house” is the Kaaba in Mecca, Islam’s holiest shrine. One of the four corners of this small rectangular structure is a sacred black stone that is a remnant of the original building. The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the hajj, when Muslims from all over the world circle the Kaaba, reinforces the central role of Abraham and Ishmael in the Islamic faith, The Hajj itself is a ritual based on fallowing the footsteps of Abraham and his family

[Bahamut]

Abraham the leader of all religions?

Nonsense.

Mohammad is the leader (and inventor) of Islam, he used existing religions in order to try to create respectability.

[mercer888]

I think even before those two were alive, there has been some form of religion going on in the world during that time... They could have been the first of their faith but mankind were already into nature worship (cave man days).

[b-j]

thanks for reading this topic...

All religions meant Islam, Christianity and Judaism

with all respect to other religions

[aimhigh]

Yes, it's a good thing that each religion consider one Ancestors but it's sad to say that when you talk about religion you have to expect that it's a no end discussion and usually it ends up on misunderstanding.