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:: 9. At-Tauba-Repent ance, Dispensation (Madinah) ::....
Wama kana istighfaruibrah eema li-abeehi illa AAan mawAAidatin waAAadahaiyyahu falamma tabayyana lahu annahu AAaduwwun lillahitabarraa minhu inna ibraheema laawwahun haleemun
ENGLISH Translation – Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali, Ph.D. & Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan
[9:114] And [Ibrahim's (Abraham)] invoking (of Allah) for his father's forgiveness was only because of a promise he [Ibrahim (Abraham)] had made to him (his father). But when it became clear to him [Ibrahim (Abraham)]that he (his father) is an enemy to Allah, he dissociated himself from him. Verily Ibrahim (Abraham) was Al-Awwah (has fifteen different meanings but the correct one seems to be that he used to invoke Allah with humility, glorify Him and remember Him much), and was forbearing. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi).
ENGLISH TAFSIR - TAFSIR IBN ABBAS
(The prayer of Abraham forthe forgiveness of his father was only because of a promise he had promisedhim) that he would surrender, (but when it hadbecome clear unto him that he (his father) was an enemy to Allah) that he had died an unbeliever (he (Abraham) disowned him) and his religion. (Lo! Abraham was soft of heart)in the face of ignorance, (long-suffering ) compassionate; it is also said that Abraham used to complain about fire even before being thrown in it/