Al-Ghafūr[1] 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).
Occurrence in the Qur'an
God’s name Al-Ghafūr occurs 91 times in the Quran, making it one of the most common names mentioned there, and is often mentioned alongside other Attributes of God:
Ar-Raheem: is mentioned 72 times with Al-Ghafūr, one of the most common sets of pairs of Allah’s names.
Al-Haleem ('The Forbearing one': 6 times.
Al-’Afuww: 4 times.
Ash-Shakuwr: 3 times
Al-Aziz ('The Almighty' or 'The Honorable': twice.
