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thumb|Al-Ghafūr in Arabic 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.

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  • Linguistic translation of Al-Ghafūr
  • Occurrence in the Qur'an
  • References

thumb|Al-Ghafūr in Arabic 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: The first meaning is to cover, veil, conceal, and hide. The second meaning is to pardon, to forgive, and to set aright. And the third meaning is to cover a thing to protect it (from dirt).

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