Was Abraham an idolater?

Was Abraham an idolater?

2:135 And they said, "Be Jews or Christians, then you will be guided." Say, "Nay, the religion of Abraham, the upright; and he was not of those who associated partners."

6:75 And thus We showed Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, so that he would be among those who are certain. 6:76 So when the night covered him, he saw a star. He said, "This is my Lord." But when it set, he said "I do not like the ones that set." 6:77 When he saw the moon rising, he said, "This is my Lord." But when it set, he said, "If my Lord does not guide me, I will surely be among the people who went astray." 6:78 When he saw the sun rising, he said, "This is my Lord, this is greater." But when it set, he said, "O my people, indeed, I am free of what you associate." 6:79 Indeed, I have turned my face to the One Who created the heavens and the earth as a true monotheist, and I am not of the polytheists.

(According to Verse 6:75, Abraham was to be certain. Even after he called “Lord” to the moon, he asked for guidance to the Lord, not to the moon, "If my Lord does not guide me, I will surely be among the people who went astray.". And in Verse 6:78, it seems that his people were the ones who were associating, not him: "O my people, indeed, I am free of what you associate.". Indeed, Abraham’s own conclusion is that “Indeed, I have turned my face to the One Who created the heavens and the earth as a true monotheists, and I am not of the polytheists” (6:79). So, one interpretation is that Abraham never associated, because these Verses could suggest he didn’t (Abraham was to be certain (6:75)), and because the Qur’an does not explicitly say that he associated, but his people did, and because, according to Verse 33:5, “there is no blame upon you if you made a mistake therein, but what your hearts intended”. So, he could have said mere words, but he was not certain in his heart (See 6:75), or he did not open his breast to disbelief (16:106))(Another interpretation is that, even if he committed a mistake, according to Verse 66:8, the evil deeds can be removed, then it is as if he never committed it. People have their lifetime to repent, before they die. Abraham became of those who do not associating partners, so that’s what really matters. Someone is not attached to a previous condition, but it is according to his current/final state, so, it is correct to say that “he was not of the idolaters”. That sentence in Verse 2:135 would also imply forgiveness, because if he were not to deserve the rank of “he was not of the idolaters”, then he would have been conditioned by his (alleged) sin, forever)(Allah knows best)

16:106 Whoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief, except (one) who is forced while his heart is content with faith. But those who open (their) breast to disbelief, then upon them is wrath of Allah, and for them is a punishment great.

4:17 The repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do evil in ignorance, then they repent soon after. Then it is those to whom Allah will turn in forgiveness, and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. 4:18 And the repentance is not accepted from those who do evil deeds until when death is present to one of them, he says, "Indeed, I repent now;" nor for those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment.

40:66 Say, "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those whom you call besides Allah when the clear proofs have come to me from my Lord, and I am commanded to submit to (the) Lord (of) the worlds.

(You have been forbidden to worship other than God when clear proofs have come to you. So, Abraham was not to be blamed, before clear proofs came to him)(The Verses of the Qur’an are not mutually exclusive but complement each other)(Allah knows best)

5:73 They have certainly disbelieved, those who say, "Indeed, Allah is the third of three." And there is no god except the One God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, a painful punishment will surely afflict those who disbelieved among them. 5:74 So will they not turn to Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

66:8 O you who believe, turn to Allah in sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remove from you your evil deeds and admit you into Gardens underneath which rivers flow - that Day Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light will run before them and on their right; they will say, "Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are All-Powerful over everything."

20:82 But indeed, I Am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteous (deeds) then remains guided.

33:5 Call them by their fathers; it is more just near Allah. But if you do not know their fathers - then they are your brothers in religion and your friends. But there is no blame upon you if you made a mistake therein, but what your hearts intended. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:119 Then, indeed your Lord, to those who did evil in ignorance, then repented after that, and corrected themselves - indeed, your Lord, after that, (is) surely Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. 16:120 Indeed, Ibrahim/(Abraham) was a nation obedient to Allah, upright, and he was not of the polytheists.

See also: Is shirk forgivable? (shirk = idolatry or polytheism)

http://aqtthq.blogspot.com.es/2016/02/is-shirk-forgivable.html

See also: Is there any contradiction in the Qur'an? (11) (Prophets)

http://aqtthq.blogspot.com.es/2016/06/why-do-christians-hate-muslims-wasnt.html

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https://aqtthq.blogspot.com.es/2017/03/refutation-of-so-called-internal.html