Al-Ghafur
الغفور
Name of Allah
The All-Forgiving — who covers and forgives sins; invoked in the Quran's most hopeful verse on forgiveness.
Overview
Al-Ghafur — the All-Forgiving — is the name of Allah who covers sins and forgives them fully. It appears in the Quran's broadest promise of forgiveness: "Do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful" (39:53).
The name is almost always paired with Ar-Rahim. Musa's prayer after the unintended killing is answered with it (28:16), and Yaqub promises to seek forgiveness for his sons from the One who is the Forgiving, the Merciful (12:98).
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- Al-Ghafurالغفور
Sources
Quran references
Selected passages. Al-Ghafur is linked to 91 ayat in total.
Al-Baqarah 2:173
Occurs inDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَيْتَةَ وَٱلدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ ٱلْخِنزِيرِ وَمَآ أُهِلَّ بِهِۦ لِغَيْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَمَنِ ٱضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍۢ وَلَا عَادٍۢ فَلَآ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌ
He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
Yusuf 12:98
Occurs inDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.قَالَ سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّىٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
He said, "I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Al-Qasas 28:16
Occurs inDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى فَٱغْفِرْ لِى فَغَفَرَ لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Az-Zumar 39:53
Occurs inDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.۞ قُلْ يَٰعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Fussilat 41:32
Occurs inDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.نُزُلًۭا مِّنْ غَفُورٍۢ رَّحِيمٍۢ
As accommodation from a [Lord who is] Forgiving and Merciful."
Across the Quran
- An-Nisa10
- Al-Baqarah8
- Al-Ma'idah6
- At-Tawbah5
- Al-Ahzab5
- Ali 'Imran4
- An-Nahl4
- An-Nur4
- Fatir4
- Al-An'am3
- Al-A'raf2
- Al-Anfal2
- Yusuf2
- Al-Isra2
Counts include curated links and automatic matches on the Arabic word form.
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Oppression
الظلمassociated with
Zulm — wrongdoing and tyranny, placing things out of their right place; Pharaoh is the Quran's archetype of the oppressor.
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Relationships
What do these labels mean?
Every connection on this page says what it rests on. The label tells you how directly the source supports it.
- Linguistic inference — Linguistic inference. Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.
- Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.
- Editorial thematic — Editorial thematic. IslamicGraph's own thematic grouping, not a claim of any source.
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Every edge in the graph, with the evidence behind it.
Al-Ghafurrelated toAr-RahimLinguistic — Linguistic inference. Follows from the wording of the text rather than an explicit statement.1 src
The pairing al-Ghafur ar-Rahim is one of the most frequent name-pairs in the Quran.
Evidence
- Quran Al-Qasas 28:16Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى فَٱغْفِرْ لِى فَغَفَرَ لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
“He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”
"Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful" — closing Musa's prayer.
Open ayah 28:16 →
Al-Ghafurassociated withOppressionEditorial — Editorial thematic. IslamicGraph's own thematic grouping, not a claim of any source.1 src
Where the Quran speaks of a person wronging themselves (zulm an-nafs), the response it offers is forgiveness — as in Musa's prayer.
Evidence
- Quran Al-Qasas 28:16Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى فَٱغْفِرْ لِى فَغَفَرَ لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
“He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”
Open ayah 28:16 →