Surah Ghafir
غافر
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- Makki
- Ayahs
- 85
- Juz
- 24
- Mushaf pages
- 467–476
- Words
- 1,219
- Order revealed
- 60th (according to Ibn Abbas)
- Year
- 9th year of Prophethood
- Prophets named
- Nuh, Yusuf, Musa
About Surah Ghafir (040)
There are seven Surahs (al-Ghafir, Fussilat, ash-Shura, az-Zukhruf, ad-Dukhan, al-Jathiyah, al-Ahqaf) that begin with the letters, “Ha Mim”. Thus,…
There are seven Surahs (al-Ghafir, Fussilat, ash-Shura, az-Zukhruf, ad-Dukhan, al-Jathiyah, al-Ahqaf) that begin with the letters, “Ha Mim”. Thus, these seven Surahs are also called “al-Hawamim”. These are Surahs of Da’wah, inviting people to believe in Allah. There is solace and comfort in these Surahs for the Believers who were persecuted because of their faith and they are given the good news that the truth will prevail. Also, what is common to all of these Surah, is their mentioning of the Prophet Musa.
The Surah has two common names; al-Ghafir (Forgiver) and al-Mu’min (The Believer).
There are 85 Ayat in this Surah.
This surah is published a ruku at a time — the Quran's own reading portion — so each page stays short enough to study properly. Pick where you want to begin.
The 9 rukus of Surah Ghafir
Each ruku is a reading portion. This is what each one covers — click any line to open it.
| Ruku | What it covers | Ayahs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
| 1–9 |
| 2 |
| 10–20 |
| 3 |
| 21–27 |
| 4 | An excellent speech of one of the relatives of Fir‘aun in favor of the Prophet Musa | 28–37 |
| 5 | The speech continued ...about this life and the hereafter, paradise and hell The speech continued… about shirk and its baselessness Allah saved that believer from the plots of Fir‘aun and destroyed the people of Fir‘aun; now they are presented before the fire of Hell morning and evening (punishment of the graves) | 38–50 |
| 6 |
| 51–60 |
| 7 | No one has the right to be worshipped except Allah, the Creator and the Rabb of the worlds | 61–68 |
| 8 |
| 69–78 |
| 9 |
| 79–85 |
Themes of Surah Ghafir (040)
The importance of Dawah (calling) to Allah. Connection between the beginning and the ending of the Surah The beginning of Surah Ghafir contains: “The…
The importance of Dawah (calling) to Allah.
Connection between the beginning and the ending of the Surah The beginning of Surah Ghafir contains: “The forgiver of sin, the acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination.” (40:3). In its end, Allah mentions that when the disbelievers saw His punishment they said, “We believe in Allah.” (40:84) This will occur in the Hereafter, and thus this belief will be of no benefit because Allah presented to them everything that leads on to Iman and repentance in the worldly life. So, when they were resolute on their disbelief, their end was to punishment and fire, with repentance and belief then being of no avail to them.
Key words of Surah Ghafir
Arabic builds its words from a three-letter root; change the pattern around the root and the meaning changes with it. These are the roots this surah keeps returning to, and the words built on each — every word links to the ayah it sits in. More in the Grammar Guide.
| Root | Times | Words in this surah |
|---|---|---|
| اله | 57 | |
| كون | 25 | |
| قول | 25 | |
| ربب | 19 | |
| دعو | 18 | |
| امن | 17 | |
| يوم | 15 | |
| فوض | 1 |
Introduction and themes from The Qur’an Companion (Qur’an Wiki), Institute of Qur’anic Studies, reproduced unchanged. Key roots are their selection; every word, meaning and count shown here is from ILMHUB’s own Quran database.
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