Ghafir
40th chapter of the Qur'an
Ghafir (Arabic: غافر, ghāfir; meaning: "The All-Forgiving", referring to God), also known as Al-Muʼmin (Arabic: المؤمن, ’al-mu’min; meaning: 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
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Texts on Wikisource:
The Believer, 1930 translation by Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
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