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Such a person acts according to what he says, and speaks according to what he acts. This holy verse uncovers a part of the life of the hero of Monotheism, Abraham the Friend of God, and emphasizes that the invitation of this great prophet, as that of other Divine prophets, has begun from the point of Monotheism. The verse implies that Abraham should be mentioned in this Book, the Qur'an, because he was a man of truth and an attester of the Divine teachings and commandments.

He was a prophet of Allah, too. The verse says: " And mention Abraham in the Book; verily he was a truthful man, a prophet." In fact, this meaning is the most evident epithet of the godly prophets and the bringers of the Divine revelations that they do convey the command of Allah to the servants of God completely. Commentary : Verse 42 42- إِذْ قَالَ لأَبِيهِ يَآ أَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لاَ يَسْمَعُ وَلاَ يُبْصِرُ وَلاَ يُغْنِى عَنكَ شَيْئاً " When he said to his father: 'O my father!

Why do you worship that which neither hears nor sees, nor does avail you in aught?" Commentary: When Abraham was preaching as a prophet, his father had died, and the man whom has been introduced in the Qur'an as his father was his guardian, his uncle 'A-zar, or his mother's husband. (Al-Mizan, the Commentary). Some Islamic traditions also denote that Abraham's father was a monotheist, and the objective meaning of the Qur'anic word /'ab/, here, is his uncle.

In Arabic language the term /'ab/ has a vast meaning. It is also applied for the teacher, the trainee, and even for the father-in-law. There is also a tradition narrated from the Prophet of Islam (p.b.u.h.) who said: " I and Ali are the fathers of this Ummah (Muslim community). Then, the verse points to the debate of Abraham and his father, 'A-zar. (Father here is referred to the uncle). It says: " When he said to his father: 'O my father!