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Aazar

आज़र
said AA-zar
also written: Azar, Aazer
Meaning

The idol-making father (or guardian) of Abraham in the Quranic narrative, the archetypal maker of idols.

Usage & notes

Iqbal sets Aazar the idol-maker against his son Abraham the idol-breaker as a contrast of dead craft and living faith. The figure embodies the inherited idolatry that the awakened conscience must shatter.