4 POWERFUL STORIES IN THE QURAN ABOUT THE ROLE OF A FATHER Fathers play an important role in their child’s development. Like mothers, their involvement in their child’s life ensures that their child has a holistic and wholesome upbringing. Here are four fathers, who showcased exceptional traits of fatherhood that we can learn from the Quran: 1. Show attentiveness through supplications Prophet Ibrahim a.s. became a father at a very late age, and was delighted at the gift of fatherhood which Allah s.w.t had bestowed upon him. Despite this age gap, Prophet Ibrahim a.s. showed interest in his son’s viewpoint when he told his son of Allah s.w.t’s decree to the sacrifice. "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O my fath