Quran 9:114 — At-Tawba, verse 114
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
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.
وَمَا كَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ إِلَّا عَنْ مَوْعِدَةٍ وَعَدَهَا إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ لِلَّهِ تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ ۚ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَأَوَّاهٌ حَلِيمٌ
wamā kāna is'tigh'fāru ib'rāhīma li-abīhi illā ʿan mawʿidatin waʿadahā iyyāhu falammā tabayyana lahu annahu ʿaduwwun lillahi tabarra-a min'hu inna ib'rāhīma la-awwāhun ḥalīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Abraham asked not pardon for his father except because of a promise he had made to him; and when it became clear to him that he was an enemy of God, he declared himself quit of him; Abraham was compassionate, clement.
- Muhammad Asad
- And Abraham's prayer that his father be forgiven was but due to a promise which he had given the latter [in his lifetime]; but when it was made clear unto him that he had been God's enemy, [Abraham] disavowed him - [although;] behold, Abraham was most tender-hearted. most clement.
- Sahih International
- And the request of forgiveness of Abraham for his father was only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became apparent to him [i.e., Abraham] that he [i.e., the father] was an enemy to Allāh, he disassociated himself from him. Indeed was Abraham compassionate and patient.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَاwamā | And not | — |
| 2 | كَانَkāna | was | كون |
| 3 | ٱسْتِغْفَارُis'tigh'fāru | (the) asking of forgiveness | غفر |
| 4 | إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma | (by) Ibrahim | — |
| 5 | لِأَبِيهِli-abīhi | for his father | أبو |
| 6 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 7 | عَنʿan | because | — |
| 8 | مَّوْعِدَةٍۢmawʿidatin | (of) a promise | وعد |
| 9 | وَعَدَهَآwaʿadahā | he had promised it | وعد |
| 10 | إِيَّاهُiyyāhu | (to) him | — |
| 11 | فَلَمَّاfalammā | But when | — |
| 12 | تَبَيَّنَtabayyana | it became clear | بين |
| 13 | لَهُۥٓlahu | to him | — |
| 14 | أَنَّهُۥannahu | that he | — |
| 15 | عَدُوٌّۭʿaduwwun | (was) an enemy | عدو |
| 16 | لِّلَّهِlillahi | to Allah | أله |
| 17 | تَبَرَّأَtabarra-a | he disassociated | برأ |
| 18 | مِنْهُ ۚmin'hu | from him | — |
| 19 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 20 | إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma | Ibrahim | — |
| 21 | لَأَوَّٰهٌla-awwāhun | (was) compassionate | أوه |
| 22 | حَلِيمٌۭḥalīmun | forbearing | حلم |