Al-Ghaffar

This name in the Quran

Each ayah below was read in its context and confirmed by two independent reviews, on one question: does this word name Allah here. Where the two disagreed the ayah was dropped. Some of them carry the name as a verb or in another form rather than as the noun itself.

1. وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارٞ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحٗا ثُمَّ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ ۝٨٢

   But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.

   20:82

2. رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡغَفَّٰرُ ۝٦٦

   Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Exalted in Might,¹³³³ the Perpetual Forgiver."¹³³⁴

   Translator notes (2)

   1. 1333 Honored for absolute power associated with wisdom and justice.
   2. 1334 Who continually conceals sins and faults.
   38:66

3. خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّۖ يُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّيۡلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّيۡلِۖ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلّٞ يَجۡرِي لِأَجَلٖ مُّسَمًّىۗ أَلَا هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡغَفَّٰرُ ۝٥

   He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.¹³⁴¹

   Translator notes (1)

   1. 1341 Refer to footnotes in 38:66.
   39:5

4. تَدۡعُونَنِي لِأَكۡفُرَ بِٱللَّهِ وَأُشۡرِكَ بِهِۦ مَا لَيۡسَ لِي بِهِۦ عِلۡمٞ وَأَنَا۠ أَدۡعُوكُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡغَفَّٰرِ ۝٤٢

   You invite me to disbelieve in Allāh and associate with Him that of which I have no knowledge, and I invite you to the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.¹³⁷³

   Translator notes (1)

   1. 1373 Refer to footnotes in 38:66.
   40:42

About this name

Ayat containing this word

5

Quran text

Uthmanic Hafs text of the King Fahd Complex

Translation

Saheeh International

Al-Ghaffar is name 14 of the 99. A plain search of the Arabic text finds this word form in 5 ayat. The 4 ayat listed above are a different measurement: what the app's reviewers accepted as naming Allah here, and some of them carry the name as a verb or in another form, so the two numbers need not match.

Names that stand next to it

• الْعَزِيزُ Al-Aziz