Which is the most mentioned name of Allah regarding forgiveness in the Quran?
Al-Ghaafir; the Forgiver of sins, Al-Ghaffar; the Oft-Forgiving and Al-Ghafur; the Forgiving. All of these names reflect an element of Allah’s accepting repentance or even blotting out sins without repentance, based on other acts that a person may do which are good. As Allah said in the Qur'an elsewhere:
“The righteous deeds erase evil deeds.” [1]
So, this is a part of Allaah’s quality of being the Oft-Forgiving.Al-Ghafir was mentioned only one time in the Qur'an; that is in Surah Ghafir, by the same name. In the third verse, Allah said there,
“The Forgiver of sin, Acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment.” [2]
Al-Ghaffar was mentioned five times in the Qur'an, among them in Surah Nuh, verse 10
“I said, ask forgiveness from your Lord. Indeed He is Oft-Forgiving.”
Al-Ghafur was the most frequently mentioned of these three names related to forgiveness. It was mentioned 91 times in the Quran, among them is Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 5,
“…Indeed, only Allah is the forgiving, the most Merciful.”
References:[1] Qur'an 11: 114
[2] Qur'an 40:3
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