Ghāfir

24 passages reference this surah

From 16 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.

Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "al-Zubayr in Sawad al-Kufa. I entered a garden to pray two rakahs and recited the verses. The revelation of the book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Knower, the Forgiver of Sins, the Acceptor of Repentance, Severe in Punishment, Owner of Abundance, from Surah Ghafir."

   Source in From Creation to Mūsā →

2. "A man on a grey mule with Yemeni apparel came behind me and said, When you say Forgiver of Sins, say, O Forgiver of Sins, forgive me my sins. When you say Acceptor of Repentance, say, O Acceptor of Repentance, accept my repentance."

   Source in From Creation to Mūsā →

Yusha, al-Khidr & Ilyas

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "A man from behind me, mounted on a gray mule and wearing Yemeni garments, said to me, When you say, The forgiver of sin, then say, O forgiver of sin, forgive my sin. And when you say, The acceptor of repentance, then say, O acceptor of repentance, accept"

   Source in The Story of Yusha, Khidr & Ilyas →

Volume One

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "The standalone type is exemplified by the words of نُوح, peace be upon him, to his people: "Seek forgiveness from your Lord; indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. He will send rain from the sky upon you in continuing showers." Similarly, the words of صَالِح to his people: "Why do you not seek forgiveness of اللّٰه that you may receive mercy?" And اللّٰه's command: "And seek forgiveness of اللّٰه."

   Source in Volume One →

Futūḥ al-Ghayb — Revelations of the Unseen

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

1. "Call upon Me, I will respond to you. Surah Ghafir 40:60, and His words, exalted is He: And ask Allah of His bounty. Surah An-Nisa 4:32, and other such verses and narrations. You call upon Him, and He responds to you at His appointed time and will, if Allah, exalted is He, wills it, or if there is benefit for you in this world and the Hereafter, or if it aligns with His decree and its appointed end."

   Source in Futūḥ al-Ghayb →

2. ""Call upon Me; I will respond to you." Surah Ghafir: 40:60, and God, the Exalted, said: "And ask God of His bounty." Surah An-Nisa 4:32. The Prophet, God's peace and blessings be upon him and his family and companions, said:"

   Source in Futūḥ al-Ghayb →

The Story of Musa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "the rebellious Satan, saying, Indeed, I am the great forgiver to whoever repents, believes, does righteous deeds, and then remains guided. Vision request, God Almighty said, We appointed for Moses thirty nights and completed them with ten more. Thus the appointment of his"

   Source in The Story of Musa →

2. "and I invite you to the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver. No doubt that what you invite me to has no calling in this world and not in the hereafter, and indeed, our return is to Allah, and indeed, the transgressors will be the companions of"

   Source in The Story of Musa →

Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Allah do with you? Utbah replied, I entered Paradise due to the supplication written in your house. Upon waking, they hurried to their house and found on the wall a supplication written by Utbah, O guide of the misguided, O merciful to the wrongdoers, O forgiver of"

   Source in The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife →

Al-Ghunya li-Ṭālibī Ṭarīq al-Ḥaqq — Volume One

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

1. "He is the subduer, the ruler, the capable, the merciful, the forgiver, the concealer, the honor-giver, the supporter, the compassionate, the creator, the originator, the first and the last, the manifest and the hidden, the sole deity worshipped, the living who does"

   Source in Al-Ghunya, Vol. 1 →

2. "In An-Nur there are three names, O Truth, O Clear, O Light. In Al-Furqan, in Saba, in Al-Mumin there are four names, O Forgiver, O Acceptor, O Severe, O Possessor of Power. In Ad-Dariyat there are three names, O Provider, O Possessor of Strength, O Firm."

   Source in Al-Ghunya, Vol. 1 →

3. "To him, the exalted, is the refuge for purifying hearts from hypocrisy and deceit and for replacing bad deeds with good ones. Indeed, he is the forgiver of sins and mistakes and the acceptor of repentance from his servants."

   Source in Al-Ghunya, Vol. 1 → Play in preview

The Disease and The Cure

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "As mentioned in Surah Ghafir, Those who bear the throne and those around it glorify the praises of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who believe. Also Allah's friendship towards the believers, none is humiliated whom Allah befriends."

   Source in The Disease and The Cure →

2. "from the generosity of your hand, you wouldn't have accustomed me to the request. He who is inspired to supplicate is destined for an answer. Allah the Exalted says, Call upon me, I will respond to you, from Surah Ghafir. And"

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3. "the ways, the ways into the heavens, so that I may look at the deity of Moses. But indeed, I think he is a liar, from Surah Ghafir. Sheikh Abu al-Hassan al-Ashari used this verse to argue against the deniers in his books,"

   Source in The Disease and The Cure →

Book 30: The Condemnation of Self-Delusion

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Mere faith is insufficient for salvation, as Allah says: "And indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteous deeds and then remains guided. And He also says: "Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the doers of good."

   Source in Self-Delusion →

Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "He released the two seas meeting side by side, between them is a barrier, neither transgresses. Ha-Mim, Ha-Mim. The decree came, and victory did not aid them. Ha-Mim. The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Knowing, forgiver"

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Book 3: The Book of Purification

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "I ask for Your forgiveness and repent to You, so forgive me and turn to me in mercy, for You are the Merciful Forgiver. O Allah, make me among those who repent and among those who are purified, make me among Your righteous servants,"

   Source in The Book of Purification →

The Wholesome Rain of Good Words

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "He responded, I sought rain with the channels of the sky through which rain descends. Then he recited, Seek forgiveness from your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a perpetual forgiver. He will send rain to you in abundance. Quran 71 10-11"

   Source in The Wholesome Rain →

2. "of your Lord, indeed, He is ever a perpetual forgiver. He will send rain from the sky upon you in continuing showers, and give you increase in wealth and children, and provide for you gardens, and provide for you rivers."

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Book 24: Evils of the Tongue

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "he wrote to him: "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Ha-Meem. The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Knowing. Forgiver of sin, Accepter of repentance, Severe in punishment..."

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Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "So he handed him his hand, and he said, O Aqeel, O knower of the hidden, O forgiver of sins, O keeper of trust, and O builder of the Kaaba, indeed you have brought the gift, the plate of Indian food and the dish of Rudayni dates."

   Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →

Volume Three

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "and I hope to have the most followers on the Day of Resurrection." Among His exalted names is "Al-Mu'min," which, in one interpretation, means the confirmer who verifies the truthfulness of the truthful by establishing evidence"

   Source in Volume Three →

The Story of Nuh

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "denied the messengers, so My punishment was justified. In Surah Ghafir, it is mentioned, The people of Noah and the factions after them denied before them. Every nation plotted against their messenger to seize him, and"

   Source in The Story of Nuh →