A number of scholars thus believe that what Abraham carried was a vessel ​ — perhaps a pot suspended from a chain — ​ that contained live coals or charcoal embers raked from the preceding night’s fire.
مِنْ هٰذَا ٱلْمُنْطَلَقِ ،‏ يَعْتَقِدُ بَعْضُ ٱلْعُلَمَاءِ أَنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخَذَ مَعَهُ قَبْلَ ٱلرِّحْلَةِ جَمْرًا مُشْتَعِلًا وَوَضَعَهُ فِي وِعَاءٍ ،‏ رُبَّمَا إِنَاءٍ يَتَدَلَّى مِنْ سِلْسِلَةٍ .‏