Abraham and Sarah were willing to leave a comfortable way of life behind and live as “strangers and temporary residents in the land. ”
وَيَقْوَى عَزْمُهُ عَلَى إِنْهَاءِ ٱلسِّبَاقِ كُلَّمَا ٱقْتَرَبَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ غَايَتِهِ .‏