Editing Terah (section)

=== In Sunni Islam ===
Some [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] scholars are of the opinion that Azar (mentioned in the [[Quran|Qur'an]]) is not the father of [[Abraham in Islam|Ibrahim]].<ref>''[[Tafsir al-Alusi|Roohul Ma'ani]]'', 7/194,95.</ref> For some, the actual name of the father of [[Abraham in Islam|Ibrahim]] is Tarakh, thus cannot be Azar.<ref>''[[Tafsir Ibn Kathir]],'' vol. 2, p. 100.</ref><ref>''[[Al-Dur al-Manthur]],'' vol. 3, p. 43.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Niazi |first=Yama |date=2022-10-06 |title=Will All Believers and Their Non-Muslim Parents Be Forgiven? |url=https://seekersguidance.org/answers/islamic-belief/will-all-believers-and-their-non-muslim-parents-be-forgiven/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615104746/https://seekersguidance.org/answers/islamic-belief/will-all-believers-and-their-non-muslim-parents-be-forgiven/ |archive-date=2023-06-15 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Seekers Guidance |language=en |quote=The Prophet Ibrahim’s actual father was a Muslim. His name is given as Tarakh by historians.}}</ref> [[Ibn Hajar al-Haytami|Ibn Hajar]]'s position is that in fact Azar is the paternal uncle of [[Abraham in Islam|Ibrahim]] and that Arabs use the term "[[Ab (Semitic)#Arabic|ab]]" to refer to the paternal uncle also and that Allah used this expression in the [[Quran|Qur'an]] {{qref|2|133|pl=y}} where [[Ishmael|Isma'il]], the paternal uncle of [[Jacob in Islam|Ya'qub]], is referred to as an "[[Ab (Semitic)#Arabic|ab]]".<ref>''Al Minahul Makkiyya,'' 1/152</ref>

Some commentators said: Terah's, had two names: Azar and Terah, as Al-Tabari narrated in Jami’ al-Bayan (11/466) with his chain of transmission on the authority of Saeed bin Abdul Aziz. He said: He is Azar, and he is Terah, such as “Israel” and “[[Jacob in Islam|Jacob]]”.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tafsir al-Tabari |url=https://tafsir.app/tabari/6/74 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=tafsir.app}}</ref>

It is also maintained by some that Azar's real name was Nakhoor, and that though Azar earlier worshipped [[Allah]], he abandoned his forefathers' religion when he became the minister of Namrud.<ref>Sanaulla al-Mazhari, ''Tafsir al-Mazhari,'' 3/256. </ref>