Answer: No — the Quran does not explicitly say Abraham spares his son for a goat.

The goat/ramsacrifice is inferred from the Bible (Genesis 22:13). The Quran says only that God “ransomed” the son with “a tremendous sacrifice” (dhibḥin ʿaẓīm) — no animal is named.

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Quranic Text: Surah 37:107 (As-Saffat)Arabic (Uthmani Script):

وَفَدَيْنَاهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ

Word-for-Word Objective Translation (Sahih International base, literalized):

Arabic	Transliteration	Literal Word	Part of Speech
وَ	wa	and	conjunction
فَدَيْنَا	fadaynā	We ransomed / redeemed	verb, 1st pl. perfect
هُ	hu	him (the son)	pronoun, accusative
بِ	bi	with / by means of	preposition
ذِبْحٍ	dhibḥin	a sacrifice / slaughter	noun, genitive
عَظِيمٍ	ʿaẓīmin	tremendous / great	adjective

Full Literal Rendering:

“And We ransomed him with a tremendous sacrifice.”

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Key Points

Fact	Evidence
No goat/sheep/ram mentioned	The word ذِبْحٍ (dhibḥin) = “a slaughter/animal to be slaughtered” — generic. No species.
No “spared for a goat”	فَدَيْنَا = “We ransomed/redeemed” — substitution, not exchange for a specific animal.
Biblical influence	Genesis 22:13 explicitly says: “a ram caught in a thicket”. Tafsir (e.g., Ibn Kathir) imports this detail, but it’s not in Quran.
Islamic tradition fills the gap	Hadith and qisas al-anbiya (Stories of the Prophets) say it was a ram from Paradise, but not Quranic.

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Comparison: Quran vs. Bible

Source	Text	Animal Named?
Quran 37:107	“We ransomed him with a tremendous sacrifice”	No
Genesis 22:13	“Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram… he took the ram and sacrificed it”	Yes – ram

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For Your Comparative Religion Book (Feminist/Universalist Angle)

Theme	Quranic Insight
Divine Mercy	God intervenes before harm — no blood of child. Universal compassion.
Feminist Reversal	Hagar/Sarah absAnswer: No — the Quran does not explicitly say Abraham spares his son for a goat. The goat/ramsacrifice is inferred from the Bible (Genesis 22:13). The Quran says only that God “ransomed” the son with “a tremendous sacrifice” (dhibḥin ʿaẓīm) — no animal is named. Quranic Text: Surah 37:107 (As-Saffat)Arabic (Uthmani Script): وَفَدَيْنَاهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ Word-for-Word Objective Translation (Sahih International base, literalized): Arabic Transliteration Literal Word Part of Speech وَ wa and conjunction فَدَيْنَا fadaynā We ransomed / redeemed verb, 1st pl. perfect هُ hu him (the son) pronoun, accusative بِ bi with / by means of preposition ذِبْحٍ dhibḥin a sacrifice / slaughter noun, genitive عَظِيمٍ ʿaẓīmin tremendous / great adjective Full Literal Rendering: “And We ransomed him with a tremendous sacrifice.” Key Points Fact Evidence No goat/sheep/ram mentioned The word ذِبْحٍ (dhibḥin) = “a slaughter/animal to be slaughtered” — generic. No species. No “spared for a goat” فَدَيْنَا = “We ransomed/redeemed” — substitution, not exchange for a specific animal. Biblical influence Genesis 22:13 explicitly says: “a ram caught in a thicket”. Tafsir (e.g., Ibn Kathir) imports this detail, but it’s not in Quran. Islamic tradition fills the gap Hadith and qisas al-anbiya (Stories of the Prophets) say it was a ram from Paradise, but not Quranic. Comparison: Quran vs. Bible Source Text Animal Named? Quran 37:107 “We ransomed him with a tremendous sacrifice” No Genesis 22:13 “Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram… he took the ram and sacrificed it” Yes – ram For Your Comparative Religion Book (Feminist/Universalist Angle) Theme Quranic Insight Divine Mercy God intervenes before harm — no blood of child. Universal compassion. Feminist Reversal Hagar/Sarah absent — focus on father-son trust, but mother’s voice implied in silence. Perennial Archetype Ransom = core motif (cf. Jesus, Iphigenia, Isaac) — not animal specificity. Word Count: ~300 → perfect textual footnote in your Prophetess/Healer section. Bottom Line The goat/ram is 100% Biblical inference, not Quranic. Quran: “a tremendous sacrifice” — open-ended, universal. Need the full 37:100–107 Arabic breakdown with tafsir notes? Just ask.ent — focus on father-son trust, but mother’s voice implied in silence.
Perennial Archetype	Ransom = core motif (cf. Jesus, Iphigenia, Isaac) — not animal specificity.

Word Count: ~300 → perfect textual footnote in your Prophetess/Healer section.

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Bottom Line

The goat/ram is 100% Biblical inference, not Quranic.
Quran: “a tremendous sacrifice” — open-ended, universal.

Need the full 37:100–107 Arabic breakdown with tafsir notes? Just ask.