Name #5 of 100 Root: غ-ف-ر (gh-f-r)

Al-Ghafur — The Oft-Forgiving

Al-Ghafur · Al-Ghaffar · Ghafir adh-Dhanb · Dhul-Maghfirah

Al-Ghafur (The Oft-Forgiving)—unified here with Al-Ghaffar, Ghafir adh-Dhanb, and Dhul-Maghfirah—signifies Allah’s boundless forgiveness that veils faults and pardons sins time after time. In the Quran, this Divine Name appears 100 times across 100 verses in 43 surahs, from Quran 2:173 (Surah Al-Baqarah) to Quran 85:14 (Surah Al-Buruj).

Reflection: Turning to Al-Ghafur keeps the heart free from despair after mistakes and teaches us to forgive and overlook the shortcomings of people.

الغفور · الغفار · غافر الذنب · ذو المغفرة

Mentioned 100 times Across 100 verses In 43 surahs First: Quran 2:173 Key verses: 2:173 · 20:82 · 39:53 · 40:3 · 71:10

All surahs (100) 2 · Al-Baqarah (8) 3 · Ali 'Imran (4) 4 · An-Nisa (10) 5 · Al-Ma'idah (6) 6 · Al-An'am (3) 7 · Al-A'raf (3) 8 · Al-Anfal (2) 9 · At-Tawbah (5) 10 · Yunus (1) 11 · Hud (1) 12 · Yusuf (2) 13 · Ar-Ra'd (1) 14 · Ibrahim (1) 15 · Al-Hijr (1) 16 · An-Nahl (4) 17 · Al-Isra (2) 18 · Al-Kahf (1) 20 · Taha (1) 22 · Al-Hajj (1) 24 · An-Nur (4) 25 · Al-Furqan (2) 27 · An-Naml (1) 28 · Al-Qasas (1) 33 · Al-Ahzab (5) 34 · Saba (2) 35 · Fatir (4) 38 · Sad (1) 39 · Az-Zumar (2) 40 · Ghafir (2) 41 · Fussilat (2) 42 · Ash-Shuraa (2) 46 · Al-Ahqaf (1) 48 · Al-Fath (1) 49 · Al-Hujurat (2) 57 · Al-Hadid (1) 58 · Al-Mujadila (2) 60 · Al-Mumtahanah (2) 64 · At-Taghabun (1) 66 · At-Tahrim (1) 67 · Al-Mulk (1) 71 · Nuh (1) 73 · Al-Muzzammil (1) 85 · Al-Buruj (1)

Verses mentioning “The Oft-Forgiving”

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16:18 An-Nahl

وإن تعدوا نعمة الله لا تحصوها إن الله لغفور رحيم

And if you should count the Favors (of) Allah not you could enumerate them. Indeed, Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:110 An-Nahl

ثم إن ربك للذين هاجروا من بعد ما فتنوا ثم جاهدوا وصبروا إن ربك من بعدها لغفور رحيم

Then indeed, your Lord, to those who emigrated from after what they had been put to trials then strove hard and were patient. Indeed, your Lord, from after it, surely is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:115 An-Nahl

إنما حرم عليكم الميتة والدم ولحم الخنزير وما أهل لغير الله به فمن اضطر غير باغ ولا عاد فإن الله غفور رحيم

Only He has forbidden to you the dead animal and the blood and the flesh (of) the swine, and what has been dedicated to other (than) Allah [with it]. But (if) one (is) forced - without (being) disobedient, and not a transgressor - then indeed, Allah (is) Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

16:119 An-Nahl

ثم إن ربك للذين عملوا السوء بجهالة ثم تابوا من بعد ذلك وأصلحوا إن ربك من بعدها لغفور رحيم

Then indeed, your Lord, to those who did evil in ignorance, then repented from after that, and corrected themselves - indeed, your Lord, from after that (is) surely Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Al-Ghafur — The Oft-Forgiving

Verses mentioning “The Oft-Forgiving”

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