What Does Ghafur (غَفُور) Mean in the Quran?
This page studies غَفُور as the written form shown in the mushaf. Attached letters and related inflections are studied separately so the examples stay precise.
Counted from Barakah’s bundled word-by-word Quran data for this exact written form after vowel marks are removed. Forms with attached letters or pronouns may have their own separate count.
Inside the Quran
غَفُور (Ghafur) means Oft-Forgiving, All-Forgiving. When used for Allah (SWT), it describes His vast and repeated forgiveness.
Read it inside the complete ayat below. The surrounding words decide the most natural English rendering, so the translation may use more than one English phrase for the same Arabic form.
“As accommodation from a [Lord who is] Forgiving and Merciful."”
“And if they cease, then indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.”
“Know that Allāh is severe in penalty and that Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.”
Arabic quoted letter for letter from the Uthmani text of our Quran reader. Translation: Saheeh International.
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