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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)

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