al-Ghafur — The Forgiving

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al-Ghafur — The Forgiving. It is name number 34 in the enumeration of God's most beautiful names in the hadith of Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) at al-Tirmidhi ¹; Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya devoted a chapter of Jala' al-Afham to explaining these names ².

In the Qur'an

The name occurs in the Qur'an, among them: 10:107، 12:98، 15:49، 18:58، 28:16، 34:2، 39:53، 42:5، 46:8، 67:2، 85:14.

In the Sunna

Abu Hurayra reports: 'God has ninety-nine names — a hundred less one; whoever enumerates them enters Paradise' ³.

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Mentioned in: Qur'an 10:107· Qur'an 12:98· Qur'an 15:49· Qur'an 18:58· Qur'an 28:16· Qur'an 34:2· Qur'an 39:53· Qur'an 42:5· Qur'an 46:8· Qur'an 67:2· Qur'an 85:14
Related to: al-Afuww — The Pardoner
Part of: The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)

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al-Afuww — The Pardoner· The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)· al-Adl — The Utterly Just· al-Ahad — The Unique· al-Akhir — The Last· al-Ali — The Most High· al-Alim — The All-Knowing· al-Awwal — The First

Sources

Jami' al-Tirmidhi
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jala' al-Afham
Sahih Muslim

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