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He said, 'Peace be to you, from me - in other words, I shall not cause you any harm. I shall ask forgiveness of my Rabb for you. Truly He is ever gracious to me (hafiyyan, from hafiyyun, meaning bārrun, 'kind') answering my prayers. And indeed he [Abraham] fulfilled his above-mentioned promise [as described] in [sūrat] al-Shu'arā', And forgive my father [Q. 26:86]; but this was before it became clear to him that he [Abraham's father] was an enemy of Allahu ta’ālā, as mentioned in [sūrat] Barā'a [Q. 9:114].