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غَفَرَ

غفر in the Quran

Meaning: forgive

غفر occurs 65 times in 62 verses across 33 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
65
Verses
62
Surahs
33

غَفَرَ

Verb · 65 times

Meaning: forgive

Forms in the Quran

  • يَغْفِرُ ×18
  • وَيَغْفِرْ ×10
  • ٱغْفِرْ ×7
  • فَٱغْفِرْ ×6
  • لِيَغْفِرَ ×5
  • وَٱغْفِرْ ×4
  • تَغْفِرْ ×3
  • نَّغْفِرْ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الغفر: إلباس ما يصونه عن الدنس، ومنه قيل:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿ربنا اغفر لنا ذنوبنا﴾ [آل عمران:147] أي استرها وامحها، وحقيقتها لا تعاقبنا مؤاخذة عليها. والغفر: الستر والتغطية، ومنه المغفرة لأنه يستر الرأس. وقيل: هو إلباس الشيء ما يصونه عن الدنس، ومنه قيل: اغفر ثوبك في الوعاء واصبغ ثوبك، فإنه أغفر للوسخ. والغفارة بمعنى المغفر. وأنشد للأعشى: [من مجزوء الكامل] 1139 - أو…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root غ ف ر

Verses with غفر

Verses 1–20 of 62

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember We said: "Enter this town, and eat Of the plenty therein As ye wish; but enter The gate with humility, In posture and in words, And We shall forgive you your faults And increase (the portion of) Those who do good."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:58
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    To God belongeth all That is in the heavens And on earth. Whether Ye show what is in your minds Or conceal it, God Calleth you to account for it. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, And punisheth whom He pleaseth. For God hath power Over all things.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:284
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    On no soul doth God Place a burden greater Than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, And it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray:) "Our Lord! Condemn us not If we forget or fall Into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou Didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! lay not on us A burden greater than we Have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, And grant us forgiveness, Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those Who stand against Faith"

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:286
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Namely), those who say: "Our Lord! we have indeed Believed: forgive us, then, Our sins, and save us From the agony of the Fire;"—

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:16
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "If ye do love God, Follow me: God will love you And forgive you your sins: For God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:31
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    To God belongeth all That is in the heavens And on earth. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth And punisheth whom He pleaseth But God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:129
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    And those who, Having done something To be ashamed of, Or wronged their own souls, Earnestly bring God to mind, And ask for forgiveness For their sins, And who can forgive Sins except God?— And are never obstinate In persisting knowingly In (the wrong) they have done

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:135
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    All that they said was: "Our Lord! forgive us Our sins and anything We may have done That transgressed our duty: Establish our feet firmly, And help us against Those that resist Faith."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:147
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Our Lord! we have heard The call of one calling (Us) to Faith, 'Believe ye In the Lord,' and we Have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, Blot out from us Our iniquities, and take To Thyself our souls In the company of the righteous.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:193
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    God forgiveth not That partners should be set up With Him; but He forgiveth Anything else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up Partners with God Is to devise a sin Most heinous indeed.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:48
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    God forgiveth not (The sin of) joining other gods With Him; but He forgiveth Whom He pleaseth other sins Than this: one who joins Other gods with God, Hath strayed far, far away (From the Right).

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:116
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who believe, Then reject Faith, Then believe (again) And (again) reject Faith, And go on increasing In Unbelief,—God Will not forgive them Nor guide them on the Way.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:137
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who reject Faith And do wrong,—God Will not forgive them Nor guide them To any way—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:168
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    (Both) the Jews and the Christians Say: "We are sons Of God, and His beloved." Say: "Why then doth He Punish you for your sins? Nay, ye are but men, Of the men He hath created: He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, And He punisheth whom He pleaseth: And to God belongeth The dominion of the heavens And the earth, and all That is between: And unto Him Is the final goal (of all)"

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:18
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Knowest thou not That to God (alone) Belongeth the dominion Of the heavens and the earth? He punisheth whom He pleaseth, And He forgiveth whom He pleaseth: And God hath power Over all things.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:40
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    "If Thou dost punish them, They are Thy servants: If Thou dost forgive them, Thou art the Exalted in power, The Wise."

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:118
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "Our Lord! We have wronged our own souls: If Thou forgive us not And bestow not upon us Thy Mercy, we shall Certainly be lost."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:23
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    When they repented, and saw That they had erred, They said: "if our Lord Have not mercy upon us And forgive us, we shall Indeed be of those who perish."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:149
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    Moses prayed: "O my Lord! Forgive me and my brother! Admit us to Thy mercy! For Thou art the Most Merciful Of those who show mercy!"

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:151
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    And Moses chose seventy Of his people for Our place Of meeting: when they Were seized with violent quaking, He prayed: "O my Lord! If it had been Thy Will Thou couldst have destroyed, Long before, both them And me: wouldst Thou Destroy us for the deeds Of the foolish ones among us? This is no more than Thy trial: by it Thou causest Whom Thou wilt to stray, And Thou leadest whom Thou wilt into the right path. Thou art our Protector: So forgive us and give us Thy mercy; for Thou art The Best of those who forgive.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:155