Al-Ghafūr

Al-Ghafūr is one of the Names of God in Islam. It means The Ever-Forgiving or The All-Forgiving. It is part of the 99 Names of God, by which Muslims regard God, and it is described in Qur'ān and Sunnah.

Linguistic translation of Al-Ghafūr
The root verb of Al-Ghaffoor and Al-Ghaffaar is gha-fa-ra (غَفَرَ) which points to three main meanings:


 * 1) The first meaning is to cover, veil, conceal, and hide.
 * 2) The second meaning is to pardon, to forgive, and to set aright.
 * 3) And the third meaning is to cover a thing to protect it (from dirt).

Occurrence in the Qur'an
God’s name Al-Ghafūr occurs 91 times in the Quran, making it one of the most common names mentioned there, and is often mentioned alongside other Attributes of God:


 * Ar-Raheem: is mentioned 72 times with Al-Ghafūr, one of the most common sets of pairs of Allah’s names.
 * Al-Haleem ('The Forbearing one': 6 times.
 * Al-’Afuww: 4 times.
 * Ash-Shakuwr: 3 times
 * Al-Aziz ('The Almighty' or 'The Honorable': twice.
 * Al-Waduwd ('The Most Loving'): once.