Al-Ghaffar
الْغَفَّار
The Great Forgiver
What it means
Al-Ghaffār: forgiveness so vast and repeated that it defines the relationship between Allah and the sincere repenter. He covers sins so completely that even the recording angels are made to forget, in the words of the classical scholars.
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-Ghaffar with SABR
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