Al-'Afuww
الْعَفُوّ
The Pardoner
What it means
Al-ʿAfūw not only forgives — He erases. The forgiven sin ceases to exist in the record; the servant enters Paradise as though the sin were never committed. ʿAfw is stronger than maghfirah: forgiveness covers, pardon erases.
Qur'anic evidence
This name appears explicitly in the following ayahs:
Sources for this entry
The Arabic name and its enumeration follow the traditional list in Sunan al-Tirmidhī (§3507). The concise explanation reflects the consensus classical understanding taught in Al-Ghazālī's Al-Maqṣad al-Asnā and Ibn Kathīr's tafsīr. Qur'anic references are locations where the name appears in the Mushaf.
Contemplate Al-'Afuww with SABR
Learning the names of Allah alongside memorising His words is one of the highest forms of study. SABR pairs one name per day with your memorisation session.