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As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuh

Why are we ordered to follow millata Ibrahim (pbuh)? Why not millata Adam (pbuh), the father of mankind?

Why are Muhammad and Ibrahim (pbut) the most favored out of the five Messengers of great resolve? Would it be alright to say that they are the two greatest because they came from traditions that lived in societies that had totally lost the Truth as opposed to Noah, Moses and Jesus (pbut) who were born into families that knew the Truth?

The Jews also hold Abraham (pbuh) in such a high esteem and say that he is the first Jew (which of course is refuted in the Qur'an). They say that it is because he sought God and found Him and reintroduced monotheism when it had been lost. I am asking these questions from this perspective if you are wondering why I am asking. I am asking these questions so I can, inshaa Allah, use the answers for dawah.

Jazakum Allah khair