وَمَا
كَانَ
ٱسْتِغْفَارُ
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
لِأَبِيهِ
إِلَّا
عَن
مَّوْعِدَةٍۢ
وَعَدَهَآ
إِيَّاهُ
فَلَمَّا
تَبَيَّنَ
لَهُۥٓ
أَنَّهُۥ
عَدُوٌّۭ
لِّلَّهِ
تَبَرَّأَ
مِنْهُ ۚ
إِنَّ
إِبْرَٰهِيمَ
لَأَوَّٰهٌ
حَلِيمٌۭ
١١٤
Abraham asked forgiveness for his father because he had made a promise to him, but once he realized that his father was an enemy of God, he washed his hands of him. Abraham was tender-hearted and forbearing.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem