Ghafir

Ghafir (, ; "The All-Forgiving", referring to God), also known as Al-Muʼmin (, ; The Believer), is the 40th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an, with 85 verses (āyāt). It takes its name from verse 28, which mentions a distinguished believer from among the clan of the Pharaoh who supported Moses, referring to him as a "believing man", hence al-Mu'min; The Believer. This surah is also often called al-Ghafir (the All-Forgiving) because of the Divine Name mentioned in verse 3.

Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is traditionally believed to be a Meccan surah, from the second Meccan period (615–619).

Summary

• 1–3 The Quran a revelation from the only true God
• 4 It is denied by none but unbelievers
• 4–6 Confederated infidels, however prosperous, are doomed
• 7–9 The angels intercede for true believers
• 10–12 Infidels shall repent in hell, but in vain
• 13–15 God to be worshipped as the Supreme Being
• 16–18 Judgement Day shall come suddenly
• 19–21 Ungodly men shall have no intercessor
• 22–23 Former infidels destroyed to warn those coming after
• 24–25 Moses called a sorcerer and a liar
• 26–27 He and his followers persecuted by Pharaoh and his people
• 28 Moses takes refuge in the Lord
• 29–30 A true believer espouses the cause of Moses
• 31–37 He warns Pharaoh and his people against unbelief
• 38–39 Pharaoh orders a tower to be built up to heaven
• 40 Pharaoh regards Moses as a liar
• 41–47 The true believer exhorts the Egyptians to believe in the God of Moses
• 48 God delivers the true believer from the devices of Pharaoh and his people
• 49 Pharaoh and his people condemned to hell-fire
• 50–53 Infidels shall reproach each other in hell, and call on their keepers for help in vain
• 54–55 God assists his apostles in this world and in the next
• 56 Moses received the Book of the Law
• 57 The creation of the heavens and the earth is certainly greater than the re-creation of humankind, but most people do not know
• 58 Muhammad to fly for refuge to God against proud infidels
• 59 God manifested to creation, but few men understand
• 60 The righteous and the evil not equal
• 61 The judgment-day sure to come
• 62 Rejectors of God shall be rejected
• 63–66 The true God rejected by ungrateful men
• 67–68 The true God alone to be worshipped
• 69–70 God the Sovereign Creator of all things
• 71–76 The miserable lot of those who reject the Scriptures
• 77 Muhammad to persevere patiently
• 78 No apostle ever wrought miracles without God's permission
• 79–81 God revealed in his works of providence
• 82–83 Former infidels were destroyed for their unbelief
• 84–85 They all repented when too late to avail

References

External links

• Quran 40, 2020 Mustafa Khattab translation
• Q40:1, a verse-by-verse comparison of various translations