Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibrahim ( Abraham ) and those with him , when they said to their people : " Verily , we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allah , we have rejected you , and there has started between us and you , hostility and hatred for ever , until you believe in Allah Alone , " except the saying of Ibrahim ( Abraham ) to his father : " Verily , I will ask for forgiveness ( from Allah ) for you , but I have no power to do anything for you before Allah . " Our Lord !