According to both Biblical and Qur'anic tradition, Abraham had two wives: Sarah and Hagar. He'd a son by each woman: Ishmael from Hagar and Isaac from Sarah. Circumstances forced Abraham to leave Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness of Paran. It was stated by God that each son would be the father of a nation. The Israelites descended from Isaac and the Ishmaelites from Ishmael. In Islamic tradition the Ishmaelites are known as the Banu Ismail. The Ishmaelites are sometimes identified with the Ara… (More on Ishmaelites)