Islamic Tradition
In Islam, Abraham's father is believed to have been a highly evil, ignorant and wicked man, who refused to listen to the constant advice of his wise son. In fact, the earliest story involving Abraham in the Qur'an is his discussion with his father. The name given for this man in the Qur'an is Āzar (Arabic: آزر), though Arab genealogists related the name of Abraham's father as Tāraḥ (Arabic: تارح). Even though the name is different in Islamic tradition to that in the Hebrew Bible, there is no doubt that the same figure is spoken of in both texts.
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