"…He says 'Be!

"…He says 'Be!'And, it is… ." Unseen and visible, or concealed and manifested, are the same for Allah*.* The verse, as His Attributes, says: "... Knower of the Unseen and the visible....." The basis of the sovereignty of Allah is on His Wisdom and knowledge. On the Day of Resurrection, the splendor and appearance of Allah’s Power will be manifested to everybody, since ordinary means are not effective there. For this very reason, His Power will be manifested more.

"And (remember) when Abraham said to his father 'Azar: 'Do you take idols for gods? Verily I see you and your people in manifest error '." The Arabic word /'ab/ ordinarily means 'father', but it is also applied with the sense of mother's grandfather, uncle, and educator. According to the statement of the Messenger of Allah (S) who said: "Ali and I both are the fathers of this community" . It is understood that 'Azar was Abraham's uncle, not his father.

Abraham's ancestors were totally monotheists. This meaning has also been cited by 'Tabarsy, 'Alusi and Suyuty, the sunnite scholars, saying that 'Azar was not Abraham's father. Moreover, Abraham supplicated for his father and mother: "O our Lord! grant me and my parents protection ..." [^1] This is in the case that no Muslim is rightful to supplicate for a pagan, even if the disbeliever is his family member.

Abraham's seeking forgiveness for his uncle, 'Azar, had also been before the time that his belief in polytheism became manifest. So, when Abraham (as) realized that 'Azar was not a person to accept the truth, he (as) denounced from him and departed.

The Qur'an in this regard says: "And 'Ibrahim asking forgiveness for his sir was only owing to a promise which he had made to him; but when it became clear to him that he was an enemy of Allah***, he declared himself to be clear of him."*** [^2] From what was said above, it is understood that the word /'ab/, mentioned in this verse, does not mean father.