Al-Ghafur (The All-Forgiving)
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Al-Ghafur (The All-Forgiving) is one of the 99 Names of Allah in Islam, signifying God’s boundless and continual forgiveness of sins and shortcomings.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Ghafur | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Divine attribute in Islam
ⓘ
Name of Allah ⓘ |
| appearsWith |
Al-Afuww
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Al-Rahim NERFINISHED ⓘ Al-Tawwab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Compassion
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Covering of sins ⓘ Divine pardon ⓘ Hope for sinners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributeType |
Attribute of forgiveness
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Attribute of mercy ⓘ |
| belongsToList | Asma’ al-Husna (The Most Beautiful Names) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Names related to mercy ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Divine punishment ⓘ |
| denotes |
One who covers and conceals sins
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One who forgives extensively ⓘ |
| describesAttributeOf | Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Abundance of divine forgiveness
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Repetition of divine forgiveness ⓘ |
| encourages |
Reliance on divine mercy
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Turning to Allah in repentance ⓘ |
| grammaticalForm | Intensive form (fa‘ul pattern) in Arabic ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | The All-Forgiving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implies |
Allah forgives both major and minor sins
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Allah forgives greatly ⓘ Allah forgives repeatedly ⓘ |
| invokedFor |
Repentance
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Seeking forgiveness ⓘ |
| invokedIn | Supplications (du‘a) in Islam ⓘ |
| isMentionedIn | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mentionedInCreed | Islamic theology (aqidah) ⓘ |
| recitationConsidered | Act of worship ⓘ |
| relatedName |
Al-Afuww
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Al-Ghaffar NERFINISHED ⓘ Al-Rahim NERFINISHED ⓘ Al-Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rootLetters | Ghain-Fa-Ra (غ-ف-ر) ⓘ |
| signifies |
Forgiveness of shortcomings
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Forgiveness of sins ⓘ God’s boundless forgiveness ⓘ God’s continual forgiveness ⓘ |
| theologicalRole |
Basis for hope in divine forgiveness
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Foundation for Islamic concept of repentance ⓘ |
| transliteration | Al-Ghafūr ⓘ |
| usedIn | Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Al-Ghafur