Is Ghufran a name of Allah?
Question
Is GHUFRAN a name of Allah?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.
Ghufraan is an Arabic root word (Masdar) which means “To forgive/to conceal faults”[1]. It is not a name of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala). However, the words “Ghaffar and Ghafoor (Great forgiver)” are the beautiful attributes of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala).
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Ismail Desai,
Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
1يغفره غفرا و غفرة حسنة بالكسر و مغفرة و غفورا و غفرانا بضمهما و غفيرا و غفيرة: غطي عليه و عفا عنه (القاموس المحيط، ص 954)
و الغفور و الغفار من صفاته تعالي (المرجع السابق)
و في رواية العلاة ابن منظور " و غفور بالضم : الاخيرة عن اللحياني (لسان العرب، ص 636)
- Answered by
- Mufti Ismail Desai
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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