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 ===Ibrahim's (a) Istighfar for Azar===
-After prohibiting istighfar for polytheists, the Qur'an refers to why the Prophet [[Ibrahim (a)]] asked God to forgive [[Azar]]; according to the verse (Qur'an 9:114), he asked God for Azar's forgiveness only when he still hoped that Azar would believe in God; thus he promised him to asked for his forgiveness. However, when he realized that Azar was an enemy of God, he dissociated himself from him.<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 11, p. 77, 88; vol. 11, p. 15.</ref>
+After prohibiting istighfar for polytheists, the Qur'an refers to why the Prophet [[Ibrahim (a)]] asked God to forgive [[Azar]]; according to the verse [[Qur'an 9]]:114,{{enote|Abraham’s pleading forgiveness for his father was only to fulfill a promise he had made him. So when it became manifest to him that he was an enemy of God, he repudiated him. Indeed Abraham was most plaintive and forbearing.}} he asked God for Azar's forgiveness only when he still hoped that Azar would believe in God; thus he promised him to asked for his forgiveness. However, when he realized that Azar was an enemy of God, he dissociated himself from him.<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 11, p. 77, 88; vol. 11, p. 15.</ref>
 ==Ineffectiveness of istighfar for hypocrites==