As for Abraham’s prayer for his father’s forgiveness, it was only in fulfilment of a promise he had made to him. But when it became clear to Abraham that his father was an enemy of Allah, he broke ties with him.1 Abraham was truly tender-hearted, forbearing.
Explanation:
These are alternative ways of expressing this name in Arabic. There is variation in the way the word is written in the various codices and surahs, and while most readings pronounce it consistently as Ibrāhīm, some narrations pronounce it as Ibrāhām at specific junctures.