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Hājar or Haajar ( Arabic: هاجر) is the Arabic name used to identify the wife of Abraham (Arabic: Ibrāhīm) and the mother of Ishmael (Arabic: Ismā'īl ). Although not mentioned by name in the Qur'an, she is referenced and alluded to via the story of her husband. She is a revered woman in the Islamic faith.
Hagar, a non-Israelite, a woman with no power or status, is the first person in Scripture to be visited by an angel and the only person in Scripture to give God a name— El Roi, “the God who sees me.” In the midst of her pain and struggle, Hagar receives God’s blessing and promises.
Jun 30, 2023 · Hagar is a woman who experiences God’s goodness firsthand and trusts him fully. We can learn so much from her boldness and the blessings God provides for her throughout her entire life. Here is a brief summary of who Hagar is and four meaningful lessons we can learn from her life:
May 8, 2024 · Hagar, in the Old Testament (Gen. 16:1–16; 21:8–21), Abraham’s concubine and the mother of his son Ishmael. Purchased in Egypt, she served as a maid to Abraham’s childless wife, Sarah, who gave her to Abraham to conceive an heir.
Genesis 16. New International Version. Hagar and Ishmael. 16 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; 2 so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.”
We meet Hagar in Genesis 16, where she is introduced as Sarah ’s “Egyptian maid.” 1 Midrashic tradition tells us that she was actually an Egyptian princess. Seeing how G‑d had miraculously saved Sarah from his clutches, Pharah concluded, “It is better for my daughter to be a maid in their home than a ruler in another." Full Story: Sarah in Egypt.
The concubine of Abraham and the mother of Ishmael. To understand the story of Hagar, it is necessary to begin ten years before she appears upon the scene, to the time when God called Abraham to leave his own country for a new land that He would show him.
