غَفُور
Ghafoor
Oft-Forgiving
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Grammar
Part of SpeechSuperlative Adjective / Divine Attribute (Sifah Mushabbahah)
Root (Arabic)غ ف ر
Root Transliterationgh-f-r
Tajweed & Pronunciation
Phonetic SpellingGha-fūr
Common MistakePronouncing the deep pharyngeal *Ghayn* (غ) as a light English 'G', or failing to elongate the *Wāw Madd* (*-fūr*) for a full 2 counts.
Learning Notes
Micro Tafsir
In the Quran, *Al-Ghafūr* is frequently paired with *Ar-Raḥīm* (The Most Merciful) or *Al-Ḥalīm* (The Forbearing), illustrating that Allah's forgiveness is coupled with divine forbearance, giving humanity endless chances to return to Him.
Memory Hook
Associate *Ghafūr* with the frequent Quranic pairing: *Inna Allāha Ghafūrun Raḥīm* ('Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful').
Audio Pronunciation
Contextual Verse
Al-Baqarah (2:182)
فَمَنْ خَافَ مِن مُّوصٍ جَنَفًا أَوْ إِثْمًا فَأَصْلَحَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَلَا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
But if one fears from the bequeather [some] error or sin and corrects that which is between them, there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
Common Combinations
غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
Ghafūrun Raḥīm
غَفُورٌ (The All-Forgiving) + رَحِيمٌ (The Most Merciful)
All-Forgiving and Most Merciful
فَمَنْ خَافَ مِن مُّوصٍ جَنَفًا أَوْ إِثْمًا فَأَصْلَحَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَلَا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
But if one fears from the bequeather [some] error or sin and corrects that which is between them, there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
Forms
غَفُورغَفُورٌغَفُورًاالْغَفُورُغَافِر
Related Words
غافرالمغفرةاستغفرذنوب